Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (%) was 2.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 2.5% for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 133.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam peaked at 2.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2010.
That places Vietnam 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total social insurance benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.9% | — |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -43.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +81.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +20.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 16 Sri Lanka 3.4% compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 3.2% compare
- 18 Uruguay 2.7% compare
- 20 Pakistan 2.0% compare
- 21 El Salvador 1.9% compare
- 22 Costa Rica 1.7% compare
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- 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 benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam?
- Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam was 2.5% in 2020, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
- Vietnam ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
- Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.