Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+) was 0.249 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam stood at 0.249. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam peaked at 0.352 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.249, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 54th of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.342 | — |
| 2009 | 0.332 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.319 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.328 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.324 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.352 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.351 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.325 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.284 | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.313 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.328 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.285 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.262 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.252 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.249 | -1.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.249 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3765, 66% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.249 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.381, 65% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.337 | 0.332 | 0.342 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3246 | 0.284 | 0.352 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2752 | 0.249 | 0.328 | 5 |
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 gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam was 0.249 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.352 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.249 in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Vietnam ranks 54th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.