Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme in Vietnam
Vietnam: Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme was 94.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Vietnam, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Vietnam is 94.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.5% on the previous year and up 148.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Vietnam peaked at 94.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2006.
Vietnam ranks 8th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.4% | — |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +1513.9% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -41.0% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +59.5% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +97.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 94.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.8%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 22.5% | 47.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,535 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.806 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,426 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,480 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.79 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.1 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Vietnam?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Vietnam was 94.6% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- How does Vietnam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
- Vietnam ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.4%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap