Government budget and revenue in Lai Chau, Vietnam: official figures
The 2025 state budget estimate for Lai Chau expects 2.02 trillion dong of state budget revenue to be collected in the province (Ministry of Finance, Decision 2894/QD-BTC), 4th lowest of 63 provinces and cities. This is an estimate for 2025, not a result.
How much tax revenue per person is expected in Lai Chau?
Expected 2025 state budget revenue in Lai Chau comes to about 4,076,690 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 Lai Chau keep?
Of that, 1.84 trillion dong (91%) is revenue the local budget of Lai Chau keeps under the national sharing rules in the 2025 estimate.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow much will Lai Chau spend in 2025?
The 2025 estimate sets total balanced spending of the local budget of Lai Chau at 8.60 trillion dong, or 17,354,052 dong per resident (national: 13,249,508 dong).
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyDoes Lai Chau receive money from the central government?
The central government plans to give the budget of Lai Chau a balancing grant of 5.09 trillion dong in 2025, which is 59% of its planned balanced spending.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow much of its spending does Lai Chau pay for itself?
Local revenue under the sharing rules covers 21% of the planned balanced local spending of Lai Chau in 2025; the rest comes from central grants, carried-over funds and other transfers.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow Lai Chau compares with other provinces
Estimated state budget revenue collected in the province, 2025 (billion dong) (2025)
Lai Chau ranks 60 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate, not a result
| Rank | Region | Estimated state budget revenue collected in the province, 2025 (billion dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Kon Tum | 3,286 billion dong |
| 58 | Dak Nong | 2,846 billion dong |
| 59 | Ha Giang | 2,261 billion dong |
| 60 | Lai Chau | 2,020 billion dong |
| 61 | Cao Bang | 1,966 billion dong |
| 62 | Dien Bien | 1,275 billion dong |
| 63 | Bac Kan | 943 billion dong |
Estimated state budget revenue per resident, 2025 (thousand dong) (2025)
Lai Chau ranks 55 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Region | Estimated state budget revenue per resident, 2025 (thousand dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Tuyen Quang | 4,682 thousand dong |
| 53 | Yen Bai | 4,324 thousand dong |
| 54 | Dak Nong | 4,091 thousand dong |
| 55 | Lai Chau | 4,077 thousand dong |
| 56 | Dak Lak | 4,038 thousand dong |
| 57 | An Giang | 4,015 thousand dong |
| 58 | Gia Lai | 3,824 thousand dong |
Share of planned local spending covered by local revenue, 2025 (2025)
Lai Chau ranks 58 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate
| Rank | Region | Share of planned local spending covered by local revenue, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Tuyen Quang | 31% |
| 56 | Yen Bai | 26% |
| 57 | Son La | 23% |
| 58 | Lai Chau | 21% |
| 59 | Lang Son | 18% |
| 60 | Bac Kan | 13% |
| 61 | Ha Giang | 12% |
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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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