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

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 6.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
6.7%
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
21st
of 26 countries
All-time high
35.4%
in 2019
All-time low
6.7%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Peru, 2018–2022

102030402018202020222018: 8.4 preT2019: 35.4 preT2020: 13.6 preT2021: 9.3 preT2022: 6.7 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Peru stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 20.9% over five years.

That places Peru 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2018 8.4%
2019 35.4% +319.8%
2020 13.6% -61.5%
2021 9.3% -31.5%
2022 6.7% -28.6%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 6.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 29% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 6.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21.9% 8.4% 35.4% 2
2020s 9.9% 6.7% 13.6% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 18 Sri Lanka 14.7%
  2. 19 Indonesia 8.9% compare
  3. 20 Türkiye 6.9%
  4. 22 Chile 6.2% compare
  5. 23 Pakistan 6.1%
  6. 24 Uruguay 2.6% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Peru was 6.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
Peru ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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