Government budget and revenue in Lao Cai, Vietnam: official figures
The 2025 state budget estimate for Lao Cai expects 9.82 trillion dong of state budget revenue to be collected in the province (Ministry of Finance, Decision 2894/QD-BTC), 28th lowest of 63 provinces and cities. This is an estimate for 2025, not a result.
How much tax revenue per person is expected in Lao Cai?
Expected 2025 state budget revenue in Lao Cai comes to about 12,393,335 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 Lao Cai keep?
Of that, 8.15 trillion dong (83%) is revenue the local budget of Lao Cai keeps under the national sharing rules in the 2025 estimate.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow much will Lao Cai spend in 2025?
The 2025 estimate sets total balanced spending of the local budget of Lao Cai at 16.26 trillion dong, or 20,526,585 dong per resident (national: 13,249,508 dong).
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyDoes Lao Cai receive money from the central government?
The central government plans to give the budget of Lao Cai a balancing grant of 5.71 trillion dong in 2025, which is 35% of its planned balanced spending.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow much of its spending does Lao Cai pay for itself?
Local revenue under the sharing rules covers 50% of the planned balanced local spending of Lao Cai in 2025; the rest comes from central grants, carried-over funds and other transfers.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam · saved copyHow Lao Cai compares with other provinces
Estimated state budget revenue collected in the province, 2025 (billion dong) (2025)
Lao Cai ranks 36 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate, not a result
| Rank | Region | Estimated state budget revenue collected in the province, 2025 (billion dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Binh Phuoc | 10,349 billion dong |
| 34 | Binh Thuan | 10,260 billion dong |
| 35 | Dong Thap | 10,064 billion dong |
| 36 | Lao Cai | 9,818 billion dong |
| 37 | Lang Son | 9,100 billion dong |
| 38 | Tra Vinh | 8,145 billion dong |
| 39 | Dak Lak | 7,858 billion dong |
Estimated state budget revenue per resident, 2025 (thousand dong) (2025)
Lao Cai ranks 20 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Region | Estimated state budget revenue per resident, 2025 (thousand dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Quang Nam | 15,013 thousand dong |
| 18 | Hai Duong | 13,942 thousand dong |
| 19 | Long An | 13,697 thousand dong |
| 20 | Lao Cai | 12,393 thousand dong |
| 21 | Ha Tinh | 12,130 thousand dong |
| 22 | Thanh Hoa | 11,760 thousand dong |
| 23 | Lang Son | 11,179 thousand dong |
Share of planned local spending covered by local revenue, 2025 (2025)
Lao Cai ranks 35 of 63, highest first. Budget estimate
| Rank | Region | Share of planned local spending covered by local revenue, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Tra Vinh | 55% |
| 33 | Vinh Long | 54% |
| 34 | Thanh Hoa | 53% |
| 35 | Lao Cai | 50% |
| 36 | Dong Thap | 50% |
| 37 | Thai Binh | 50% |
| 38 | Bac Lieu | 49% |
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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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