Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Vietnam

Vietnam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 45.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
45.5%
Change on year
up 355.2%
World rank
6th
of 24 countries
All-time high
45.5%
in 2020
All-time low
2.3%
in 2006
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Vietnam, 2006–2020

010203040502006201320202006: 2.32010: 14.52012: 5.32014: 6.22018: 102020: 45.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Vietnam stood at 45.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 355.2% on the previous year and up 213.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Vietnam peaked at 45.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2006.

Vietnam ranks 6th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Vietnam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 2.3%
2010 14.5% +537.4%
2012 5.3% -63.7%
2014 6.2% +19.0%
2018 10.0% +59.8%
2020 45.5% +355.2%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 45.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 1
2010s 9.0% 5.3% 14.5% 4
2020s 45.5% 45.5% 45.5% 1

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 3 Mongolia 54.4% compare
  2. 4 Romania 53.5% compare
  3. 5 Armenia 51.4% compare
  4. 7 Georgia 40.4% compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan 35.3% compare
  6. 9 Moldova 32.8% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Vietnam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Vietnam was 45.5% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2006.
How does Vietnam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Vietnam ranks 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 213.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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