Beneficiary incidence … 5th richest Unconditional Cash Transfers in Vietnam

Vietnam: Beneficiary incidence … 5th richest Unconditional Cash Transfers was 20.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
20.0%
Change on year
up 20.4%
World rank
2nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2020
All-time low
2.4%
in 2012
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in Vietnam, 2006–2020

051015202006201320202006: 10.22010: 19.12012: 2.42014: 2.62018: 16.62020: 20

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 20.0% for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Vietnam peaked at 20.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2012.

Vietnam ranks 2nd of 30 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Beneficiary incidence … 5th richest Unconditional Cash Transfers in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Vietnam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 10.2% —
2010 19.1% +87.1%
2012 2.4% -87.3%
2014 2.6% +5.7%
2018 16.6% +552.0%
2020 20.0% +20.4%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 20.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 1
2010s 10.2% 2.4% 19.1% 4
2020s 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 1

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 1 Uruguay 27.9% compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 18.7% compare
  3. 4 Thailand 15.6% compare
  4. 5 Mongolia 14.4% compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Vietnam?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Vietnam was 20.0% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
How does Vietnam rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional?
Vietnam ranks 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2020.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 256 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population