Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 15.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15.5%
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2020
All-time low
12.8%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Peru, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 16.22009: 14.42010: 13.72011: 14.72012: 142013: 13.32014: 12.82015: 17.42016: 17.72017: 182018: 16.22019: 15.42020: 21.32021: 18.52022: 15.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru stood at 15.5%.

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru peaked at 21.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2014.

That places Peru 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.2%
2009 14.4% -11.3%
2010 13.7% -4.8%
2011 14.7% +7.6%
2012 14.0% -5.0%
2013 13.3% -4.9%
2014 12.8% -4.0%
2015 17.4% +36.3%
2016 17.7% +1.8%
2017 18.0% +1.6%
2018 16.2% -9.7%
2019 15.4% -5.0%
2020 21.3% +38.0%
2021 18.5% -13.3%
2022 15.5% -16.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 15.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 15.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 71% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.3% 14.4% 16.2% 2
2010s 15.3% 12.8% 18.0% 10
2020s 18.4% 15.5% 21.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 23 Ecuador 22.3% compare
  2. 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.3% compare
  3. 25 Viet Nam 18.3% compare
  4. 27 Paraguay 14.8% compare
  5. 28 Indonesia 13.9% compare
  6. 29 Sri Lanka 13.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru was 15.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Peru ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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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