Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) was 0.3176 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3176
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
17th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.3176
in 2016
All-time low
0.1317
in 1992
Years of data
10
1992–2016

Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam, 1992–2016

00.10.20.31992200420161992: 0.1321997: 0.1512002: 0.1552004: 0.2352006: 0.2262008: 0.2722010: 0.2962012: 0.2762014: 0.2822016: 0.318

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam is 0.3176, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam peaked at 0.3176 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1317, in 1992.

That places Viet Nam 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $21.70 poverty line in Viet Nam, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 0.1317
1997 0.1511 +14.7%
2002 0.1547 +2.4%
2004 0.2349 +51.9%
2006 0.2261 -3.7%
2008 0.2723 +20.4%
2010 0.2961 +8.8%
2012 0.2762 -6.7%
2014 0.2818 +2.0%
2016 0.3176 +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1414 0.1317 0.1511 2
2000s 0.222 0.1547 0.2723 4
2010s 0.2929 0.2762 0.3176 4

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 14 Lithuania 0.3549 compare
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  4. 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3117 compare
  5. 19 Estonia 0.3074 compare
  6. 20 Palestine, State of 0.2922 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam?
Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam was 0.3176 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 0.3176 in 2016.
What is the lowest change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1317 in 1992.
How does Viet Nam rank for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011)?
Viet Nam ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $21.70 poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011 PPP), $21.70 poverty line
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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