Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 3.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.1%
Change on year
down 27.8%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2018
All-time low
3.1%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Peru, 2008–2022

024682008201520222008: 3.32009: 4.12010: 5.32011: 4.32012: 3.12013: 3.32014: 3.42015: 5.22016: 52017: 5.32018: 7.72019: 7.42020: 5.22021: 4.22022: 3.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Peru stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Peru peaked at 7.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2022.

That places Peru 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 3.3%
2009 4.1% +24.9%
2010 5.3% +28.4%
2011 4.3% -19.0%
2012 3.1% -26.6%
2013 3.3% +3.4%
2014 3.4% +3.2%
2015 5.2% +54.0%
2016 5.0% -3.7%
2017 5.3% +7.1%
2018 7.7% +45.1%
2019 7.4% -4.2%
2020 5.2% -29.6%
2021 4.2% -18.9%
2022 3.1% -27.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.7% 3.3% 4.1% 2
2010s 5.0% 3.1% 7.7% 10
2020s 4.2% 3.1% 5.2% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 28 Uruguay 4.1% compare
  2. 29 Paraguay 3.9% compare
  3. 30 Ukraine 3.9% compare
  4. 32 El Salvador 2.6% compare
  5. 33 Honduras 1.8% compare
  6. 34 Colombia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Peru was 3.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Peru ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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