Adequacy of social safety net programs in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 8.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Viet Nam, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 8.8% for adequacy of social safety net programs in 2020.
That represents a change of up 38.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Viet Nam peaked at 14.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2012.
Viet Nam ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.1% | — |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -36.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -72.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +120.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +38.2% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 8.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.5% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More work & labour data for Viet Nam
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,535 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.806 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,426 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,480 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.79 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.1 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Viet Nam?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Viet Nam was 8.8% in 2020, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2012.
- How does Viet Nam rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Viet Nam ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.