Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 5.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
5.8%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.9%
in 2006
All-time low
5.8%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

5101520252006201320202006: 26.92010: 10.62012: 7.92014: 6.62020: 5.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Viet Nam stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Viet Nam peaked at 26.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2020.

That places Viet Nam 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 26.9%
2010 10.6% -60.4%
2012 7.9% -25.7%
2014 6.6% -16.2%
2020 5.8% -13.1%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 5.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.9% 26.9% 26.9% 1
2010s 8.4% 6.6% 10.6% 3
2020s 5.8% 5.8% 5.8% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 27 Argentina 10.7% compare
  2. 28 El Salvador 10.1% compare
  3. 29 Brazil 6.0% compare
  4. 31 Burkina Faso 4.7% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Viet Nam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Viet Nam was 5.8% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Viet Nam ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap