Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 7.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.9%
Change on year
down 24.2%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2015
All-time low
7.9%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Peru, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 122009: 13.32010: 11.42011: 11.62012: 10.12013: 8.62014: 8.42015: 13.32016: 12.22017: 12.32018: 11.62019: 11.72020: 12.52021: 10.42022: 7.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Peru stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Peru peaked at 13.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2022.

That places Peru 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.0%
2009 13.3% +10.8%
2010 11.4% -14.0%
2011 11.6% +1.6%
2012 10.1% -13.5%
2013 8.6% -14.7%
2014 8.4% -1.6%
2015 13.3% +58.1%
2016 12.2% -8.4%
2017 12.3% +0.7%
2018 11.6% -5.8%
2019 11.7% +0.8%
2020 12.5% +7.2%
2021 10.4% -17.2%
2022 7.9% -24.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 7.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.3%, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 7.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.7%, 50% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.7% 12.0% 13.3% 2
2010s 11.1% 8.4% 13.3% 10
2020s 10.2% 7.9% 12.5% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 26 El Salvador 8.6% compare
  2. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.1% compare
  3. 28 Paraguay 8.0% compare
  4. 30 Thailand 7.7% compare
  5. 31 Ukraine 6.1% compare
  6. 32 Pakistan 4.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Peru was 7.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
Peru ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group