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

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 6.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
6.4%
Change on year
down 23.2%
World rank
33rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2008
All-time low
6.4%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

510152025302008201520222008: 30.92009: 29.22010: 29.42011: 25.92012: 24.32013: 19.92014: 19.12015: 16.42016: 16.92017: 152018: 14.62019: 152020: 10.12021: 8.32022: 6.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru stood at 6.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.2% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru peaked at 30.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2022.

That places Peru 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 30.9%
2009 29.2% -5.4%
2010 29.4% +0.8%
2011 25.9% -12.1%
2012 24.3% -6.1%
2013 19.9% -18.0%
2014 19.1% -3.8%
2015 16.4% -14.2%
2016 16.9% +3.1%
2017 15.0% -11.5%
2018 14.6% -2.6%
2019 15.0% +2.8%
2020 10.1% -32.8%
2021 8.3% -17.2%
2022 6.4% -23.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 6.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 19% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 6.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 36% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.0% 29.2% 30.9% 2
2010s 19.6% 14.6% 29.4% 10
2020s 8.3% 6.4% 10.1% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 30 Dominican Republic 10.7% compare
  2. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.9% compare
  3. 32 Paraguay 6.6% compare
  4. 34 El Salvador 5.9% compare
  5. 35 Colombia 5.7% compare
  6. 36 Honduras 4.4% 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 6.4% 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 30.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Peru ranks 33rd 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 down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 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