Government budget and revenue in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: official figures
The 2025 state budget estimate for Ho Chi Minh City expects 506.67 trillion dong of state budget revenue to be collected in the province (Ministry of Finance, Decision 2894/QD-BTC), the highest of 63 provinces and cities. This is an estimate for 2025, not a result.
How much tax revenue per person is expected in Ho Chi Minh City?
Expected 2025 state budget revenue in Ho Chi Minh City comes to about 53,090,029 dong per resident (2024 population), against 20,929,118 dong across all provinces and cities.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow much of the tax revenue does Ho Chi Minh City keep?
Of that, 116.05 trillion dong (23%) is revenue the local budget of Ho Chi Minh City keeps under the national sharing rules in the 2025 estimate.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow much will Ho Chi Minh City spend in 2025?
The 2025 estimate sets total balanced spending of the local budget of Ho Chi Minh City at 135.88 trillion dong, or 14,237,378 dong per resident (national: 13,249,508 dong).
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyDoes Ho Chi Minh City receive money from the central government?
Ho Chi Minh City has no balancing grant from the central budget in the 2025 estimate: it funds its balanced spending from its own share of revenue.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow much of its spending does Ho Chi Minh City pay for itself?
Local revenue under the sharing rules covers 85% of the planned balanced local spending of Ho Chi Minh City in 2025; the rest comes from central grants, carried-over funds and other transfers.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow Ho Chi Minh City compares with other provinces
Estimated state budget revenue collected in the province, 2025 (billion dong) (2025)
Ho Chi Minh City ranks 1 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate, not a result
| Rank | Region | Estimated state budget revenue collected in the province, 2025 (billion dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 506,670 billion dong |
| 2 | Ha Noi | 505,420 billion dong |
| 3 | Hai Phong City | 113,700 billion dong |
| 4 | Ba Ria - Vung Tau | 92,770 billion dong |
| 5 | Binh Duong | 72,130 billion dong |
| 6 | Dong Nai | 60,080 billion dong |
| 7 | Quang Ninh | 55,366 billion dong |
Estimated state budget revenue per resident, 2025 (thousand dong) (2025)
Ho Chi Minh City ranks 4 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Region | Estimated state budget revenue per resident, 2025 (thousand dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ba Ria - Vung Tau | 77,658 thousand dong |
| 2 | Ha Noi | 57,977 thousand dong |
| 3 | Hai Phong City | 53,518 thousand dong |
| 4 | Ho Chi Minh City | 53,090 thousand dong |
| 5 | Quang Ninh | 39,646 thousand dong |
| 6 | Hung Yen | 34,082 thousand dong |
| 7 | Quang Ngai | 25,359 thousand dong |
Share of planned local spending covered by local revenue, 2025 (2025)
Ho Chi Minh City ranks 18 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate
| Rank | Region | Share of planned local spending covered by local revenue, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ninh Binh | 90% |
| 16 | Vinh Phuc | 87% |
| 17 | Tay Ninh | 87% |
| 18 | Ho Chi Minh City | 85% |
| 19 | Dong Nai | 84% |
| 20 | Quang Nam | 83% |
| 21 | Can Tho City | 78% |
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Sources
- Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam: Decision 2894/QD-BTC of 9 December 2024 publishing the 2025 state budget estimate, Form 21/CK-NSNN (revenue and balancing grant by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 35c81612fadf…)
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