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

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 48.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
48.6%
Change on year
up 367.7%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
48.6%
in 2020
All-time low
10.4%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2006–2020

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

10203040502006201320202006: 27.52010: 30.62012: 23.52014: 27.92018: 10.42020: 48.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 48.6% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 367.7% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Viet Nam peaked at 48.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2018.

That places Viet Nam 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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) -urban in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 27.5%
2010 30.6% +11.1%
2012 23.5% -23.2%
2014 27.9% +18.6%
2018 10.4% -62.7%
2020 48.6% +367.7%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 48.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.5% 27.5% 27.5% 1
2010s 23.1% 10.4% 30.6% 4
2020s 48.6% 48.6% 48.6% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 17 Brazil 55.6% compare
  2. 18 Argentina 51.3% compare
  3. 20 Panama 46.3% compare
  4. 21 Mexico 40.6% compare
  5. 22 Costa Rica 40.4% 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 48.6% 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 48.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2018.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
Viet Nam ranks 19th 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 59.0%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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