Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 15.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Vietnam, 2008–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 15.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Vietnam peaked at 18.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 60th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.0% | — |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +4.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 15.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 15.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.0%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.2% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,146 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,555 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Vietnam?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Vietnam was 15.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Vietnam ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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