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Vietnam: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1998–2024 · 27 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2024
19.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
+0.3 pointsfrom 18.8%
Average, 2015–2024
20.6%10 years
Record high and low
25.0% (2009)low 16.0% (1998)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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16%18%20%22%24%26%2000200520102015202020252030VietnamVietnam
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203121.2Forecast
203021.2Forecast
202921.1Forecast
202821.2Forecast
202721.3Forecast
202621.8Forecast
202522.1Forecast
202419.1
202318.8
202218.2
202120.1
202021.3
201919.8
201820.5
201721.5
201622.2
201524.2

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Vietnam documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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