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

Viet Nam: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 22.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
22.3%
Change on year
up 492.9%
World rank
4th
of 26 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.9%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2006–2020

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

051015202006201320202006: 0.951 poorest2010: 7.6 poorest2012: 1.4 poorest2014: 0.901 poorest2018: 3.8 poorest2020: 22.3 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Viet Nam is 22.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 492.9% on the previous year and up 191.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Viet Nam peaked at 22.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.

Viet Nam ranks 4th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year poorest Change
2006 1.0%
2010 7.6% +702.5%
2012 1.4% -81.2%
2014 0.9% -37.3%
2018 3.8% +317.2%
2020 22.3% +492.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2010s 3.4% 0.9% 7.6% 4
2020s 22.3% 22.3% 22.3% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 1 Poland 34.7% compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 27.9% compare
  3. 3 Romania 23.2% compare
  4. 5 Belarus 21.1% compare
  5. 6 Armenia 18.0% compare
  6. 7 Georgia 13.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Viet Nam?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Viet Nam was 22.3% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Viet Nam ranks 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 191.8%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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