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

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st was 8.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
8.0%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 2006
All-time low
8.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2006–2020

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

0510152006201320202006: 16.52010: 12.32012: 9.32014: 102020: 8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Viet Nam is 8.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Viet Nam peaked at 16.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2020.

Viet Nam ranks 16th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 16.5%
2010 12.3% -25.3%
2012 9.3% -24.6%
2014 10.0% +7.2%
2020 8.0% -19.4%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 8.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 71% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 1
2010s 10.5% 9.3% 12.3% 3
2020s 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 13 El Salvador 12.8% compare
  2. 14 Serbia 11.3% compare
  3. 15 Georgia 10.9% compare
  4. 17 Paraguay 6.2% compare
  5. 18 Mexico 5.7% compare
  6. 19 Burkina Faso 4.0% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Viet Nam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Viet Nam was 8.0% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st?
Viet Nam ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap