Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 31.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
31.8%
Change on year
up 321.1%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2020
All-time low
7.6%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

10152025302006201320202006: 16.92010: 14.62012: 10.52014: 10.72018: 7.62020: 31.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Viet Nam is 31.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 321.1% on the previous year and up 117.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Viet Nam peaked at 31.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2018.

That places Viet Nam 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 16.9%
2010 14.6% -13.3%
2012 10.5% -27.9%
2014 10.7% +1.1%
2018 7.6% -29.1%
2020 31.8% +321.1%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 31.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.9% 16.9% 16.9% 1
2010s 10.8% 7.6% 14.6% 4
2020s 31.8% 31.8% 31.8% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 18 Panama 39.1% compare
  2. 19 Costa Rica 36.4% compare
  3. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.9% compare
  4. 22 Mexico 31.5% compare
  5. 23 Ecuador 29.5% compare
  6. 24 Peru 28.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Viet Nam?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Viet Nam was 31.8% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Viet Nam ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 117.7%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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