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

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 33.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
33.5%
Change on year
up 692.8%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
33.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2006–2020

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

01020302006201320202006: 3.92010: 12.42012: 0.7772014: 0.522018: 4.22020: 33.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 33.5% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 692.8% on the previous year and up 169.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Viet Nam peaked at 33.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

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) -urban in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 3.9%
2010 12.4% +222.2%
2012 0.8% -93.7%
2014 0.5% -33.1%
2018 4.2% +712.8%
2020 33.5% +692.8%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 33.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 1
2010s 4.5% 0.5% 12.4% 4
2020s 33.5% 33.5% 33.5% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 8 Armenia 37.0% compare
  2. 9 Republic of Moldova 34.3% compare
  3. 10 Brazil 33.9% compare
  4. 12 Argentina 27.8% compare
  5. 13 Panama 27.7% compare
  6. 14 Uruguay 23.4% 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 33.5% 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 33.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
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 169.8%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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