Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 27.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
27.3%
Change on year
up 347.3%
World rank
20th
of 34 countries
All-time high
27.6%
in 2014
All-time low
6.1%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

510152025302006201320202006: 24.52010: 21.72012: 232014: 27.62018: 6.12020: 27.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Viet Nam stood at 27.3%.

That represents a change of up 347.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Viet Nam peaked at 27.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2018.

That places Viet Nam 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 24.5%
2010 21.7% -11.8%
2012 23.0% +6.1%
2014 27.6% +20.1%
2018 6.1% -77.9%
2020 27.3% +347.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.5% 24.5% 24.5% 1
2010s 19.6% 6.1% 27.6% 4
2020s 27.3% 27.3% 27.3% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 17 Brazil 38.2% compare
  2. 18 Chile 34.3% compare
  3. 19 Costa Rica 27.9% compare
  4. 21 Panama 24.4% compare
  5. 22 Sri Lanka 22.2% compare
  6. 23 Mexico 21.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Viet Nam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Viet Nam was 27.3% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2018.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Viet Nam ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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