Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (%) was 87.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile in Vietnam, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2020, coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile in Vietnam stood at 87.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 416.8% on the previous year and up 222.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile in Vietnam peaked at 87.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2014.
Vietnam ranks 2nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.5% | — |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +184.6% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -78.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -42.8% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +415.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +416.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 87.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 3.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 3.3% | 27.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 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 coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile in Vietnam?
- Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile in Vietnam was 87.0% in 2020, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile?
- Vietnam ranks 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.3%. 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 Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in 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.