Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance … Assistance extreme in Vietnam
Vietnam: Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance … Assistance extreme was 83.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Vietnam, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Vietnam stood at 83.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 202.1% on the previous year and up 296.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Vietnam peaked at 83.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2006.
Vietnam ranks 7th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance … Assistance extreme in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.9% | — |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +136.4% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +202.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 83.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 13.8% | 27.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Vietnam?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Vietnam was 83.3% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2006.
- How does Vietnam rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Vietnam ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 296.1%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount