Vietnam’s public investment capital disbursement reached over VND199.3 trillion ($7.65 billion) in the first five months of the year, according to a recent report from the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
The figure accounted for 22.2% of the yearly plan and 24.1% of the target assigned by the Prime Minister.
Among 47 ministries and central agencies, only 10 recorded disbursement rates meeting or exceeding the national average, while 37 remain below the benchmark.
At the provincial level, 39 out of 63 provinces and centrally-run cities met or surpassed national performance standards, leaving 24 localities trailing behind.
Exceptional disbursement rates were seen in the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (85.43%), the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (41.2%), Phu Tho province (62.7%), Thanh Hoa province (57.8%), Lao Cai province (51.8%), Thai Nguyen province (51%), and Nam Dinh province (50.4%).