The facts
The National Assembly approved the 2027 state-budget estimate on 9 November. [1][2]
The plan sets expenditure at VND4,073.9 trillion and revenue at VND3,334.3 trillion, with a projected deficit of VND739.597 trillion. [1][2][3]
The projected deficit is 4.5% of GDP; Government News values planned expenditure at about US$159.5 billion. [1][4]
The plan targets revenue growth of 9.1% over the 2026 estimate and mandates savings in public-investment and recurrent spending. [2][3]
Still unconfirmed
- The budget figures are estimates; actual 2027 revenue, spending, borrowing and GDP are not yet known.
- The opened sources do not reconcile the projected deficit with final 2026 execution figures on a comparable basis.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 9 Nov 2026, 11:57 UTC.
The government portal is the primary source for the approved estimates; VNA and Vietnam News report the vote, and Bloomberg Law provides independently owned reporting on the fiscal plan. The deficit and revenue/spending values are projections and are not presented as realized results.
- National Assembly passes state budget plan for 2027
Government News (Vietnam) · Primary source · 9 Nov 2026
Opened the government report on the National Assembly resolution: VND3,334.3 trillion revenue, VND4,073.9 trillion expenditure and a VND739.6 trillion projected deficit, or 4.5% of GDP.
- National Assembly passes 2027 state budget plan
VietnamPlus / Vietnam News Agency · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened VNA’s account, which reports 471 votes, the exact VND739.597 trillion projected deficit, savings measures and revenue target.
- National Assembly approves 2027 state budget estimate
Vietnam News · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened the report with the Assembly vote and the budget amounts, deficit ratio and spending-saving targets.
- Vietnam Turns to Taxes, State Borrowing to Finance Growth Push
Bloomberg Law · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened Bloomberg Law’s independent coverage of the fiscal plan and projected deficit; it provides an independently owned cross-check of official estimates.