Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 94.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Viet Nam, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Viet Nam stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 80.9% on the previous year and up 149.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Viet Nam peaked at 94.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2006.
That places Viet Nam 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.6% | — |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +116.2% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -41.0% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +74.6% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +80.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 22.5% | 52.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More work & labour data for Viet Nam
- 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Viet Nam?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Viet Nam was 94.9% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2006.
- How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Viet Nam ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.2%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap