Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 12.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
12.8%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2014
All-time low
6.5%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2006–2020

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

02040602006201320202006: 14.5 % of total safety net benefits2010: 6.5 % of total safety net benefits2012: 43.7 % of total safety net benefits2014: 63.8 % of total safety net benefits2018: 12.4 % of total safety net benefits2020: 12.8 % of total safety net benefits

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 Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 63.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2010.

Viet Nam ranks 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Viet Nam, year by year

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

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam'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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Viet Nam

  1. 32 Georgia 18.4% compare
  2. 33 Ukraine 13.8% compare
  3. 34 Chile 13.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Viet Nam?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
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 Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
How does Viet Nam rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. 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 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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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Unit
% of total safety net 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
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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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.