Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 47.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
47.0%
Change on year
up 316.5%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
47.0%
in 2020
All-time low
5.3%
in 2012
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

10203040502006201320202006: 16.12010: 14.52012: 5.32014: 6.22018: 11.32020: 47

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 47.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 316.5% on the previous year and up 224.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Viet Nam peaked at 47.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2012.

Viet Nam ranks 11th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 16.1%
2010 14.5% -9.8%
2012 5.3% -63.7%
2014 6.2% +19.0%
2018 11.3% +80.7%
2020 47.0% +316.5%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 47.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.6%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 16.1% 16.1% 1
2010s 9.3% 5.3% 14.5% 4
2020s 47.0% 47.0% 47.0% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 8 Chile 53.8% compare
  2. 9 Kazakhstan 52.5% compare
  3. 10 Armenia 51.5% compare
  4. 12 Republic of Moldova 44.4% compare
  5. 13 Mexico 43.6% compare
  6. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.5% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Viet Nam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Viet Nam was 47.0% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2012.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Viet Nam ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 224.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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