Income inequality: Atkinson index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2105 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Vietnam, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Vietnam is 0.2105, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Vietnam peaked at 0.2518 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1897, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 109th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2518 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2518 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2095 | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2095 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1897 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1897 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1951 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1951 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2013 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2013 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2105 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2105 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2105 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2105 | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.2105 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.2105 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 97% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2095 | 0.1897 | 0.2518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2105 | 0.2105 | 0.2105 | 4 |
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 income inequality: atkinson index in Vietnam?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Vietnam was 0.2105 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2518 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1897 in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Vietnam ranks 109th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.