Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 2.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2.5%
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
6th
of 46 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 1992
Years of data
10
1992–2016

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Viet Nam, 1992–2016

01231992200420161992: 0.445 %1997: 0.724 %2002: 1 %2004: 2 %2006: 2.2 %2008: 2.6 %2010: 3.3 %2012: 3.3 %2014: 3.2 %2016: 2.5 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 2.5% for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in 2016.

That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Viet Nam peaked at 3.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.

That places Viet Nam 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Viet Nam, 1992 to 2016.
Year % Change
1992 0.4%
1997 0.7% +62.9%
2002 1.0% +38.6%
2004 2.0% +102.1%
2006 2.2% +6.6%
2008 2.6% +19.1%
2010 3.3% +29.3%
2012 3.3% -0.4%
2014 3.2% -3.1%
2016 2.5% -23.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 2
2000s 1.9% 1.0% 2.6% 4
2010s 3.1% 2.5% 3.3% 4

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 3 Albania 4.3% compare
  2. 4 Republic of Moldova 4.1% compare
  3. 5 Armenia 4.1% compare
  4. 7 Romania 2.1% compare
  5. 8 Jamaica 2.1% compare
  6. 9 India 2.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Viet Nam?
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Viet Nam was 2.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Viet Nam ranks 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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