Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 15.74 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Viet Nam, 1992–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Viet Nam is 15.74, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Viet Nam peaked at 19.67 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.74, in 2018.
That places Viet Nam 47th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.42 | — |
| 1998 | 16.75 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 16.99 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 16.43 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.89 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 16.45 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 19.67 | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 16.51 | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 16.14 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.51 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 15.74 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.59 | 16.42 | 16.75 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.44 | 15.89 | 16.99 | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.91 | 15.74 | 19.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More poverty & inequality data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Viet Nam?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Viet Nam was 15.74 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 19.67 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.74 in 2018.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Viet Nam ranks 47th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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