Vietnam disbursed 673,970.1 billion dong of public investment from the state budget between January and 22 October 2026, or 65.9% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister, according to a Ministry of Finance report published by Báo Chính phủ on 27 October 2026. Twenty-seven central ministries and agencies and 13 localities were still below the national average, some of them under 20%.
The figures come from report No. 17212/BTC-DTPT, part of the finance ministry's weekly quick reporting on how the 2026 public investment budget is being allocated and spent.
Week-on-week progress
| Cut-off date | Cumulative disbursement | Share of the Prime Minister's plan |
|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2026 | 660,739.5 billion dong | 64.6% |
| 22 October 2026 | 673,970.1 billion dong | 65.9% |
That means 13,230.6 billion dong was paid out in the week from 15 to 22 October. Leaving aside the 5% of local budget investment (30,675.4 billion dong) saved for the planned Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway, the national rate is 67.9% of a 991,931.6 billion dong plan.
The 2026 plan in numbers
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Plan assigned by the government and Prime Minister | 1,022,607 billion dong |
| of which central budget | 372,380.4 billion dong |
| of which local budgets | 650,226.6 billion dong |
| Extra allocated by localities | 48,948.6 billion dong |
| Total plan at the reporting date | 1,071,555.6 billion dong |
| Central budget funds not yet assigned by the government | 83,216.4 billion dong |
| Allocated to projects (excluding local extras) | 1,012,838.1 billion dong (99%) |
| Not yet allocated to projects | 9,768.9 billion dong (1.0%) |
The unallocated money sits with five central agencies and 20 localities, mainly because new projects lack investment procedures or a place in the 2026-2030 medium-term plan, because funds added in June, July and August 2026 still await paperwork, or because some units want to hand back money they no longer need.
Leaders and laggards
Six central bodies, including the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defence and expressway developer VEC, and 21 localities are at or above the average. Hanoi has disbursed the most, 120 trillion dong, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 107 trillion dong.
At the other end, the Ministry of Construction is at 16.8% even though its 20.4 trillion dong is among the largest sums paid out. Vietnam Television is at 19.7%, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology at 13.8%, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics at 12.4%, the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs at 10.5%, the Ministry of Science and Technology at 6.9%, and the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance has disbursed nothing (0%).
What comes next
More than a third of the Prime Minister's plan is still unspent with about two months of 2026 left. Under the weekly reporting system, the finance ministry will keep tracking the 27 central bodies and 13 localities below average, along with the 9,768.9 billion dong not yet allocated.