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Business Days in May 2024 for Vietnam

May 2024 has 22 working days under the Vietnamese national holiday calendar. May 2024 contains one Vietnamese national holiday on a weekday. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 8 are Saturday and Sunday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of working days in Vietnam.

working days

22

Calendar Days

31

Weekend Days

8

public holidays

1

Work Weeks

4.4

May 2024 business day calendar
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public holidays in May 2024

Wed, May 1Labour Day

Vietnam May deadlines

Labour Day (May 1) closes banks and exchanges. Monthly VAT for April is due May 20. The annual CIT finalisation continues (deadline already passed for calendar-year filers; non-calendar year-ends file later). The SBV typically holds policy decisions throughout the year affecting the VND/USD reference rate. The Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) usually meets in mid-May with business community input.

Day-of-Week Distribution

The count of each weekday in May 2024. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific day of the week landing in-month.

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Monday4
Tuesday4
Wednesday5
Thursday5
Friday5
Saturday4
Sunday4

Vietnam reporting cycles and business-day rules

Vietnamese business-day cycles align with GDT (General Department of Taxation) monthly VAT returns due by the 20th of the following month, quarterly corporate income tax provisional payments due 30 days after each quarter-end, and the annual CIT finalisation due the last day of the 3rd month after fiscal year-end. The State Bank of Vietnam operates VICAS as the high-value RTGS system on bank business days. Tet (Lunar New Year) closes banks and the HOSE/HNX for 7-9 days under the annual Government decree. The Labour Code 2019 governs employment including the 13th-month salary norm and Tet-related leave entitlements. The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) approves FDI projects.

May 2024 working days compared by country

Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Vietnam alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for May 2024.

CountryBusiness DaysHolidays this month
🇺🇸United States22Memorial Day
🇬🇧United Kingdom21Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday
🇨🇦Canada22Victoria Day
🇦🇺Australia23None
🇮🇳India22Buddha Purnima
🇵🇭Philippines22Labor Day
🇫🇷France19Fête du Travail, Fête de la Victoire 1945, Ascension, Lundi de Pentecôte
🇩🇪Germany20Tag der Arbeit, Christi Himmelfahrt, Pfingstmontag
🇯🇵Japan21Constitution Memorial Day, Children's Day (observed)
🇲🇽Mexico22Día del Trabajo
🇸🇬Singapore21Labour Day, Vesak Day

How May 2024 compares year over year

May 2023 had 23 working days, so May 2024 has 1 fewer working day year over year. On the surrounding months, April 2024 has 20 working days and June 2024 has 20. Looking forward, May 2025 has 21 working days under the same Vietnamese national holiday calendar.

Using this calculator in Vietnam

A Ho Chi Minh City treasury operator uses the 22-day May 2024 count to align SBV (State Bank of Vietnam) VICAS RTGS settlement with GDT (General Department of Taxation) monthly VAT cutoffs on the 20th. A Hanoi manufacturing controller uses business-day math to track Tet 7-9-day closures and the 13th-month salary cycle under the Labour Code 2019. A Da Nang export firm uses working-day counts to align customs clearance with HOSE/HNX listed-entity disclosure cycles and MPI (Ministry of Planning and Investment) FDI approval windows.

For informational purposes only

This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many business days are in May 2024 for Vietnamese national?
May 2024 has 22 working days under the Vietnamese national holiday calendar. The month spans 31 calendar days, of which 8 fall on a weekend and 1 is a Vietnamese national holiday that lands on a weekday. The remaining 22 weekdays are countable as working days for invoicing, deadline tracking, and contract math.
Which Vietnam holidays affect May 2024?
May 2024 contains one Vietnamese national holiday: Labour Day on Wednesday, May 1. Banks and Vietnam financial markets close on each of these days. Regional or industry-specific closures may add further non-working days for narrower contract definitions; layer them into the calculator's Advanced options if needed.
How long is the Tet closure each year?
Tet (Lunar New Year) is Vietnam's longest national closure, gazetted by the Government annually under Article 112 of the Labour Code 2019. The official statutory closure is 5 days but the Government typically pulls in adjacent weekends to create a 7-9 day national holiday, sometimes longer. Make-up working Saturdays after Tet are gazetted to balance the calendar year. Banks, the HOSE and HNX stock exchanges, and government offices all close. This calculator uses the most-commonly observed 7-9 day window based on the prior year's gazette where the next year's notice has not been published.
When is Hung Kings Commemoration Day?
Hung Kings Commemoration Day (Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương) falls on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month and honours the legendary founders of Vietnam. The Gregorian date varies each year, typically in early to mid-April. It became a national public holiday in 2007 and closes banks, the HOSE/HNX, and government offices. When the lunar date falls on a weekend, the Government may declare an in-lieu Monday by decree but this is not automatic.
Why does the business-day count vary year to year?
Two things shift the monthly count for Vietnam. First, the day of the week the first of the month lands on changes the count of each weekday. Second, Vietnamese national holidays anchored to a fixed date shift their weekday across years. Some years a fixed-date holiday lands on a weekend; some countries shift the observance to an adjacent weekday and some absorb it into the weekend. May 2023 had 23 working days, so May 2024 has 1 fewer working day year over year.

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