Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 88.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
88.7%
Change on year
up 159.8%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
88.7%
in 2020
All-time low
34.2%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

0204060802006201320202006: 52.8 <$2.15 a day2010: 62.7 <$2.15 a day2012: 74 <$2.15 a day2014: 68.1 <$2.15 a day2018: 34.2 <$2.15 a day2020: 88.7 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Viet Nam stood at 88.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 159.8% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Viet Nam peaked at 88.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2018.

Viet Nam ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.8% 52.8% 52.8% 1
2010s 59.7% 34.2% 74.0% 4
2020s 88.7% 88.7% 88.7% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 12 Dominican Republic 93.7% compare
  2. 13 Kosovo 91.7% compare
  3. 14 Türkiye 91.3% compare
  4. 16 Uruguay 88.4% compare
  5. 17 Pakistan 85.8% compare
  6. 18 Georgia 72.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Viet Nam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Viet Nam was 88.7% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2018.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor?
Viet Nam ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 345 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap