Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 21.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.3%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
20th
of 31 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2020
All-time low
13.2%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 13.2 preT2009: 19.4 preT2010: 13.7 preT2011: 13.3 preT2012: 15.7 preT2013: 16.3 preT2014: 14.8 preT2015: 17.2 preT2016: 17.9 preT2017: 18.4 preT2018: 19.1 preT2019: 17.7 preT2020: 22.3 preT2021: 22.3 preT2022: 21.3 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Peru stood at 21.3%.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Peru peaked at 22.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2008.

Peru ranks 20th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 13.2%
2009 19.4% +46.7%
2010 13.7% -29.7%
2011 13.3% -2.3%
2012 15.7% +18.0%
2013 16.3% +3.8%
2014 14.8% -9.5%
2015 17.2% +16.1%
2016 17.9% +4.0%
2017 18.4% +3.2%
2018 19.1% +3.3%
2019 17.7% -7.3%
2020 22.3% +26.4%
2021 22.3% -0.1%
2022 21.3% -4.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 21.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.2%, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 21.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.3%, 92% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.3% 13.2% 19.4% 2
2010s 16.4% 13.3% 19.1% 10
2020s 22.0% 21.3% 22.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.7% compare
  2. 18 Brazil 23.3% compare
  3. 19 Chile 21.5% compare
  4. 21 Kazakhstan 20.2% compare
  5. 22 Uruguay 19.9% compare
  6. 23 Pakistan 19.8% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Peru was 21.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2008.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
Peru ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group