Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile was 2.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.5%
Change on year
up 20.9%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2020
All-time low
1.1%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

01232006201320202006: 1.9 % of total social insurance benefits2010: 1.1 % of total social insurance benefits2012: 2 % of total social insurance benefits2014: 1.6 % of total social insurance benefits2018: 2.1 % of total social insurance benefits2020: 2.5 % of total social insurance benefits

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.

Analysis

Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 2.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2010.

That places Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits) in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
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%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam'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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Viet Nam

  1. 16 Sri Lanka 3.4% compare
  2. 17 Dominican Republic 3.2% compare
  3. 18 Uruguay 2.7% compare
  4. 20 Pakistan 2.0% compare
  5. 21 El Salvador 1.9% compare
  6. 22 Costa Rica 1.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Viet Nam?
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
How does Viet Nam rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
Viet Nam ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 133.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 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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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits)
Unit
% of total social insurance benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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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.