Vietnam - Income distribution
Income share held by second 20%
The value for Income share held by second 20% in Vietnam was 11.52 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.52 in 2008 and a minimum value of 10.86 in 2002.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 11.39 |
| 1998 | 11.50 |
| 2002 | 10.86 |
| 2004 | 11.09 |
| 2006 | 11.43 |
| 2008 | 11.52 |
Income share held by third 20%
The value for Income share held by third 20% in Vietnam was 15.81 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.92 in 2006 and a minimum value of 14.94 in 2002.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.44 |
| 1998 | 15.40 |
| 2002 | 14.94 |
| 2004 | 15.46 |
| 2006 | 15.92 |
| 2008 | 15.81 |
Income share held by fourth 20%
The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Vietnam was 21.84 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.19 in 2006 and a minimum value of 21.07 in 1998.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 21.37 |
| 1998 | 21.07 |
| 2002 | 21.17 |
| 2004 | 21.78 |
| 2006 | 22.19 |
| 2008 | 21.84 |
Income share held by highest 20%
The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Vietnam was 43.41 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.57 in 2002 and a minimum value of 43.30 in 2006.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 43.98 |
| 1998 | 44.01 |
| 2002 | 45.57 |
| 2004 | 44.47 |
| 2006 | 43.30 |
| 2008 | 43.41 |
Income share held by highest 10%
The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Vietnam was 28.21 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.31 in 2002 and a minimum value of 27.79 in 2006.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 28.96 |
| 1998 | 29.34 |
| 2002 | 30.31 |
| 2004 | 28.99 |
| 2006 | 27.79 |
| 2008 | 28.21 |
Income share held by lowest 10%
The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Vietnam was 3.18 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.57 in 1998 and a minimum value of 3.02 in 2006.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.46 |
| 1998 | 3.57 |
| 2002 | 3.32 |
| 2004 | 3.11 |
| 2006 | 3.02 |
| 2008 | 3.18 |
Income share held by lowest 20%
The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Vietnam was 7.42 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.02 in 1998 and a minimum value of 7.16 in 2006.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 7.82 |
| 1998 | 8.02 |
| 2002 | 7.46 |
| 2004 | 7.20 |
| 2006 | 7.16 |
| 2008 | 7.42 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Income distribution
