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

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 33.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
33.1%
Change on year
up 683.8%
World rank
6th
of 25 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2010–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Viet Nam, 2010–2020

01020302010201520202010: 12.42012: 0.7772014: 0.522018: 4.22020: 33.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Viet Nam stood at 33.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 683.8% on the previous year and up 166.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Viet Nam peaked at 33.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

Viet Nam ranks 6th of 25 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Viet Nam, 2010 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2010 12.4%
2012 0.8% -93.7%
2014 0.5% -33.1%
2018 4.2% +711.4%
2020 33.1% +683.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.5% 0.5% 12.4% 4
2020s 33.1% 33.1% 33.1% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Viet Nam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Viet Nam was 33.1% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Viet Nam ranks 6th out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 166.2%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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