Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 19.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
19.1%
Change on year
up 605.8%
World rank
8th
of 34 countries
All-time high
19.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

051015202006201320202006: 2.42010: 62012: 0.0632014: 02018: 2.72020: 19.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Viet Nam is 19.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 605.8% on the previous year and up 219.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Viet Nam peaked at 19.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Viet Nam 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 2.4%
2010 6.0% +150.3%
2012 0.1% -99.0%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2018 2.7%
2020 19.1% +605.8%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 19.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1
2010s 2.2% 0.0% 6.0% 4
2020s 19.1% 19.1% 19.1% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 5 Chile 25.3% compare
  2. 6 Belarus 25.2% compare
  3. 7 Kazakhstan 21.8% compare
  4. 9 Republic of Moldova 18.9% compare
  5. 10 Brazil 17.4% compare
  6. 11 Armenia 16.0% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Viet Nam?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Viet Nam was 19.1% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Viet Nam ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 219.7%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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