Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 43.75 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Vietnam, 1992–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 43.75 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Vietnam peaked at 48.26 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43.52, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 56th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 45.82 | — |
| 1998 | 46.4 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 47.47 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 46.29 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 44.44 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 44.97 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 48.26 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 44.29 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 43.52 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 43.83 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.75 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.11 | 45.82 | 46.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.79 | 44.44 | 47.47 | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.73 | 43.52 | 48.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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)
- 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 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Vietnam?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Vietnam was 43.75 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 48.26 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.52 in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Vietnam ranks 56th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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