Income share held by third 20% in Vietnam
Vietnam: Income share held by third 20% was 16.1% in 2022. β² Rising
Income share held by third 20% in Vietnam, 1992β2022
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
In 2022, income share held by third 20% in Vietnam stood at 16.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Vietnam peaked at 16.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2002.
Vietnam ranks 66th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 16.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 16.2% compare
- 63 Lithuania, Republic of 16.2% compare
- 63 Thailand 16.2% compare
- 66 Benin 16.1% compare
- 66 Palestine 16.1% compare
- 69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.0% compare
- 69 Pakistan 16.0% compare
- 69 Tajikistan, Republic of 16.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Vietnam
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.91 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,995 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.299 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.78 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1063 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1063 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1476 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2105 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Vietnam?
- Income share held by third 20% in Vietnam was 16.1% 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 third 20% recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2002.
- How does Vietnam rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Vietnam ranks 66th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 third 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.