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

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 23.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
18th
of 31 countries
All-time high
25.6%
in 2020
All-time low
16.3%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 17.52009: 17.32010: 16.32011: 16.82012: 18.62013: 17.52014: 17.12015: 19.32016: 20.12017: 19.82018: 19.62019: 20.62020: 25.62021: 24.22022: 23.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Peru stood at 23.5%.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Peru peaked at 25.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2010.

Peru ranks 18th 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 -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.5%
2009 17.3% -1.2%
2010 16.3% -5.9%
2011 16.8% +3.1%
2012 18.6% +10.6%
2013 17.5% -6.1%
2014 17.1% -2.2%
2015 19.3% +13.1%
2016 20.1% +4.4%
2017 19.8% -1.6%
2018 19.6% -1.3%
2019 20.6% +5.3%
2020 25.6% +24.4%
2021 24.2% -5.8%
2022 23.5% -2.6%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 23.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 23.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.0%, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.4% 17.3% 17.5% 2
2010s 18.6% 16.3% 20.6% 10
2020s 24.5% 23.5% 25.6% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 15 Mongolia 25.2% compare
  2. 16 Brazil 24.3% compare
  3. 17 Paraguay 24.0% compare
  4. 19 Chile 23.5% compare
  5. 20 Kazakhstan 22.3% compare
  6. 21 Uruguay 21.1% 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 23.5% 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 25.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2010.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
Peru ranks 18th 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 26.7%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 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