Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam
Vietnam: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 12.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Benefit incidence of social safety net 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 safety net benefits.
Analysis
In 2020, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam stood at 12.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam peaked at 63.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2010.
Vietnam ranks 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.5% | — |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -55.3% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +571.5% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +46.2% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -80.5% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +3.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 12.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 6.5% | 63.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 safety net programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Vietnam was 12.8% 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Vietnam ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. 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.