Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5358 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Vietnam, 1992–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Vietnam stood at 0.5358.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Vietnam peaked at 0.5721 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5311, in 2012.
Vietnam ranks 45th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.568 | — |
| 1998 | 0.5647 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.57 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5577 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5314 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5355 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5721 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5311 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5314 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5392 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5358 | -0.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.5358 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.5358 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5317, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5663 | 0.5647 | 0.568 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5486 | 0.5314 | 0.57 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5419 | 0.5311 | 0.5721 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More poverty & inequality data for Vietnam
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,995 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.299 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Vietnam?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Vietnam was 0.5358 in 2018, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5721 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5311 in 2012.
- How does Vietnam rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Vietnam ranks 45th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.