Income share held by lowest 20% in Vietnam
Vietnam: Income share held by lowest 20% was 6.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 20% in Vietnam, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 20% in Vietnam is 6.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Vietnam peaked at 8.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2010.
Vietnam ranks 79th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 20% in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.8% | — |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 6.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 6.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.3%, 93% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 2 |
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 share held by lowest 20% in Vietnam?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Vietnam was 6.8% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Vietnam ranks 79th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.