2024-25 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$64.2 million

2024-25 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$95.7 million

2023-24 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$63.2 million

2023-24 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$95.1 million

2022-23 total Australian ODA [actual]

$95.3 million

Australia is working with Vietnam, building on our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, to support a prosperous, secure and stable Vietnam.

Australia and Vietnam’s partnership extends across political, security, economic, development and people-to-people activities. Since 1973, Australia has provided over $3 billion in development assistance to Vietnam. This includes technical and financial support to construct two bridges, 26.4 million COVID-19 vaccinations and over 7,000 Australia Awards Scholarships.

Australia is working in partnership with Vietnam to support progress towards achievement of Vietnam’s 2030 socio-economic development targets and its goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045.

Australia’s development program will focus on economic growth; skills and human resource development; climate change; and gender equality, disability and social inclusion. These areas reflect the strengths of Australian support, as recognised by the Government of Vietnam, and complement the efforts of other development partners working in Vietnam.

Our results

• Australia has shared more than 26.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with Vietnam to support the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Through our partnership with UNICEF we have procured and delivered 1,910 refrigerators to boost capacity for remote and hard-to-reach communities; supported the training of 5,823 health care workers, teachers and military officers to support the delivery of vaccines; and disseminated COVID-19 vaccination communication materials to 20,000 vaccination sites across the country.
• Since 2000, Australia has contributed over $650 million in grant-based ODA for the Mekong Delta. This includes the Cao Lanh Bridge ($160 million, 2011-20)—Australia's largest single aid activity in mainland Southeast Asia—that was completed in May 2018 and is creating economic opportunities for the five million people living in the surrounding area, including an estimated 170,000 road users per day.
• Since 1974 Australia has funded more than 7,000 Australia Award Scholarships, supporting Vietnamese leaders and emerging leaders to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia.
• More than 100,000 Vietnamese people are part of Australia's global alumni network, receiving continuous support from Australia for personal and professional development to enhance their contribution to the development of Vietnam.
• The number of logistics enrolments at VET colleges has increased eight times since 2017 based on support from the Aus4Skills program. By 2021, sixteen VET colleges introduced competency-based training and assessment approaches to their curriculum in the logistics and allied sectors.
• 15,378 women, mostly from ethnic minority groups, have increased incomes, and 1,963 women were supported to be elected to leadership positions in community-based groups with the support of Aus4Equality.
• Over 2,000 women and children were supported with their domestic violence situations with Australia's support including information campaigns, capacity building to counsellors and a hotline established with DFAT funding.
• 22 companies with 188,000 employees improved gender equality through inclusive leadership and flexible work and anti-harassment practices which have been formalised in the companies' internal policies.
• A summary of best international practices for science, technology and innovation supported Vietnam's National Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for 2021-30, laying out an important legal foundation for Vietnam's innovation system.
• Aus4Transport has leveraged a total of USD446 million in financing for transport infrastructure, by providing project preparation services for three major construction projects.
• Through the Australia-World Bank Strategic Partnership, Australia has supported 42 policies including the Vietnam Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2021-25, the Vietnam Green Growth Strategy 2021-30, and Vietnam's National Digital Transformation Program.