Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Vietnam
Vietnam: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Vietnam, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Vietnam stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of up 46.5% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Vietnam peaked at 19.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 65th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.1% | — |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -31.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -74.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +46.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 97% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 9.8% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.4% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More poverty & inequality data for Vietnam
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty gap index at $3 a day in Vietnam?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Vietnam was 0.4% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Vietnam ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).