Viet Nam: Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)

Key figures

Since 1992 it is down 77.39% from 11.5 in 1992 (4.84% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Viet Nam in the 2022 ranking

• Kosovo — 2nd of 9: 7.5
• Bangladesh — 3rd of 9: 5
• Mongolia — 4th of 9: 2.7
• China — 6th of 9: 2.4
• Israel — 7th of 9: 1.2
• Germany — 8th of 9: 1.1

What this measures

The average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28 per day (adjusted for differences in purchasing power parity across countries). It is measured as the average factor by which incomes fall short of $28.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a population-weighted average.

All 13 values

Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day) in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.2 (2020)
• China — 2.4 (2022)
• Indonesia — 4.5 (2025)
• Japan — 1.2 (2020)
• Korea, Rep. — 0.7 (2021)
• Malaysia — 1.2 (2021)
• Mongolia — 2.7 (2022)
• Philippines — 4.4 (2023)
• Thailand

More poverty data for Viet Nam

• Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) — 4.2% (2022)
• Income share held by second 20% — 11.8% (2022)
• Income share held by third 20% — 16.1% (2022)
• Income share held by fourth 20% — 22% (2022)
• Income share held by highest 20% — 43.2% (2022)
• Income share held by highest 10% — 28.1% (2022)
• Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) — 13.4% (2022)
• Income share held by lowest 10% — 2.6% (2022)
• Income share held by lowest 20% — 6.8% (2022)
• Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)

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Questions people ask

What is Viet Nam's prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day)?

2.6 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1992?

It is down 77.39% from 11.5 in 1992 (4.84% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 11.5 in 1992 and the lowest 2.5 in 2020.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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 economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SI.SPR.PGAP, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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 economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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