Overall, Vietnam is ranked 77 out of 117 countries and territories, up 14 places against 2017.

For this year, 24 out of 63 provinces/cities have fully disclosed information on their respective budgets, scoring 75 points and more, while in 2018, only six provinces did so.

Twenty-seven out of 63 provinces/cities have fully disclosed information on their respective budgets this year, scoring 75 points and over, while in 2017, none was able to do so.

In contrast to steady endeavors by provinces/cities to improve efficiency and fairness in budget management, the performance of State agencies in this regard has left much to be desired.