Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 19.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Viet Nam ranks 66th 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.
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 Viet Nam
More poverty & inequality data for Viet Nam
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (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)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.299 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1063 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1063 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1476 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2105 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Viet Nam?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Viet Nam ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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).