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

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 40.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
40.4%
Change on year
up 385.2%
World rank
6th
of 26 countries
All-time high
40.4%
in 2020
All-time low
1.8%
in 2006
Years of data
6
2006–2020

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

0102030402006201320202006: 1.8 poorest2010: 13.5 poorest2012: 3.9 poorest2014: 4.2 poorest2018: 8.3 poorest2020: 40.4 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Viet Nam stood at 40.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 385.2% on the previous year and up 198.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Viet Nam peaked at 40.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.

Viet Nam ranks 6th of 26 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) in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year poorest Change
2006 1.8%
2010 13.5% +654.1%
2012 3.9% -70.8%
2014 4.2% +6.2%
2018 8.3% +98.7%
2020 40.4% +385.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1
2010s 7.5% 3.9% 13.5% 4
2020s 40.4% 40.4% 40.4% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 3 Romania 47.8% compare
  2. 4 Belarus 45.8% compare
  3. 5 Armenia 42.9% compare
  4. 7 Georgia 36.7% compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan 29.5% compare
  6. 9 Republic of Moldova 28.8% compare

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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 40.4% 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 40.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Viet Nam ranks 6th out of 26 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 198.8%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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