Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 52.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
52.5%
Change on year
up 258.2%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
52.5%
in 2020
All-time low
14.7%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

10203040502006201320202006: 33.22010: 262012: 22.32014: 21.82018: 14.72020: 52.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Viet Nam stood at 52.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 258.2% on the previous year and up 101.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Viet Nam peaked at 52.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2018.

Viet Nam ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 33.2%
2010 26.0% -21.7%
2012 22.3% -14.1%
2014 21.8% -2.4%
2018 14.7% -32.8%
2020 52.5% +258.2%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 52.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.2% 33.2% 33.2% 1
2010s 21.2% 14.7% 26.0% 4
2020s 52.5% 52.5% 52.5% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 18 Panama 57.1% compare
  2. 19 Costa Rica 53.9% compare
  3. 21 Mexico 47.6% compare
  4. 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.4% compare
  5. 23 Peru 41.6% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Viet Nam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Viet Nam was 52.5% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2018.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Viet Nam ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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