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

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 9.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.3%
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
17th
of 24 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2019
All-time low
5.3%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2022

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

57.51012.5152018202020222018: 5.32019: 15.92020: 15.32021: 11.12022: 9.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 9.3% for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 76.6% over five years.

Peru ranks 17th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 -rural in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 5.3%
2019 15.9% +201.6%
2020 15.3% -4.0%
2021 11.1% -27.6%
2022 9.3% -15.8%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 9.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 48% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 9.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.7%, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.6% 5.3% 15.9% 2
2020s 11.9% 9.3% 15.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 14 Mongolia 18.1%
  2. 15 Vietnam 15.8%
  3. 16 Sri Lanka 12.1%
  4. 18 Indonesia 8.7% compare
  5. 19 Chile 8.2% compare
  6. 20 Turkey 6.5%

See the full ranking of 24 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 9.3% 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 15.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2018.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
Peru ranks 17th out of 24 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 -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 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