In 2019, four donors contributed US$19.6 million for clearance and risk education in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; this was $4.6 million more than in 2018 (a 31% increase).[1] The United States (US) has provided the largest annual contribution each year since 2010. In 2019, the US provided $15 million, representing more than three-quarters (77%) of total international assistance.

Vietnam did not receive international support for victim assistance in 2019. Instead, all funds were allocated to clearance and risk education activities.

International contributions: 2019[2]

Note: N/A=not applicable.

In 2019, as in previous years, Vietnam did not report national contributions to mine action, but in the past, it was reported in the media that Vietnam was spending $30 million per year on mine clearance work.[3] The lack of transparency and legislative oversight makes tracking government expenditures for mine action difficult. In April 2010, Vietnam released its 2010–2025 National Mine Action Plan. Although the plan did not include projected costs, a media article at the time of the plan’s release reported Vietnam “annually invests hundreds of billions of dong on disposing UXO [sic] and supporting victims.”[4]

International contributions to mine action in Vietnam have totaled some $67.7 million since 2015, representing an average of about $13.5 million per year.

Summary of contributions: 2015–2019[5]