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

Vietnam: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 26.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
26.7%
Change on year
up 355.6%
World rank
5th
of 24 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2020
All-time low
1.2%
in 2006
Years of data
6
2006–2020

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

01020302006201320202006: 1.22010: 92012: 2.22014: 1.42018: 5.92020: 26.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Vietnam stood at 26.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 355.6% on the previous year and up 197.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Vietnam peaked at 26.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2006.

Vietnam ranks 5th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Vietnam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 1.2%
2010 9.0% +623.0%
2012 2.2% -74.9%
2014 1.4% -39.4%
2018 5.9% +330.4%
2020 26.7% +355.6%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 26.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 2.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1
2010s 4.6% 1.4% 9.0% 4
2020s 26.7% 26.7% 26.7% 1

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 2 Mongolia 33.2% compare
  2. 3 Romania 29.1% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 28.2% compare
  4. 6 Armenia 23.3% compare
  5. 7 Georgia 19.4% compare
  6. 8 Kazakhstan 17.8% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Vietnam?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Vietnam was 26.7% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2006.
How does Vietnam rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Vietnam ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 197.5%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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