Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 5.7% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Viet Nam, 1991–2006
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 5.7% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2006.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Viet Nam peaked at 6.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1991.
Viet Nam ranks 121st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.0% | — |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +78.1% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.9%, 58% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 5.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.0%, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +78.1% | 3.0% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 118 Marshall Islands 5.9%
- 119 Madagascar 5.8% compare
- 120 Mexico 5.8% compare
- 122 Benin 5.7% compare
- 123 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.6% compare
- 124 Pakistan 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Viet Nam
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 600.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1663 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 842.34 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Viet Nam?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Viet Nam was 5.7% in 2006, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1991.
- How does Viet Nam rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Viet Nam ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2006.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.