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 0.0093 in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.0093
Change on year
down 32.8%
World rank
16th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.0975
in 1992
All-time low
0.0093
in 2016
Years of data
10
1992–2016

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

00.020.040.060.080.11992200420161992: 0.0971997: 0.0832002: 0.0732004: 0.0752006: 0.0642008: 0.0532010: 0.0282012: 0.0252014: 0.0142016: 0.009

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam stood at 0.0093. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 32.8% on the previous year and down 85.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011) in Viet Nam peaked at 0.0975 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0093, in 2016.

That places Viet Nam 16th out of 46 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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), $3.20 poverty line in Viet Nam, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 0.0975
1997 0.0834 -14.4%
2002 0.0729 -12.7%
2004 0.0749 +2.8%
2006 0.0645 -14.0%
2008 0.0532 -17.5%
2010 0.0278 -47.6%
2012 0.025 -10.1%
2014 0.0139 -44.5%
2016 0.0093 -32.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0904 0.0834 0.0975 2
2000s 0.0664 0.0532 0.0749 4
2010s 0.019 0.0093 0.0278 4

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 13 Latvia 0.0134 compare
  2. 14 Albania 0.0122 compare
  3. 15 Indonesia 0.0105 compare
  4. 17 Israel 0.0072 compare
  5. 18 Kyrgyzstan 0.0064 compare
  6. 19 Kosovo 0.0042 compare
  7. 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0042 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 0.0093 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 0.0975 in 1992.
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 0.0093 in 2016.
How does Viet Nam rank for change in poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending ($ 2011)?
Viet Nam ranks 16th 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 down 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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), $3.20 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), $3.20 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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