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

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 11.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.5%
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2020
All-time low
9.8%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 12.52009: 11.62010: 10.62011: 11.12012: 11.42013: 9.82014: 9.82015: 15.82016: 162017: 16.42018: 132019: 12.22020: 18.32021: 14.22022: 11.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru is 11.5%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru peaked at 18.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2014.

That places Peru 30th out of 36 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 Protection and in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.5%
2009 11.6% -7.6%
2010 10.6% -8.8%
2011 11.1% +5.1%
2012 11.4% +2.9%
2013 9.8% -13.8%
2014 9.8% -0.8%
2015 15.8% +62.1%
2016 16.0% +1.2%
2017 16.4% +2.7%
2018 13.0% -20.6%
2019 12.2% -6.6%
2020 18.3% +49.9%
2021 14.2% -22.5%
2022 11.5% -19.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 11.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.0%, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 11.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.6%, 65% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.0% 11.6% 12.5% 2
2010s 12.6% 9.8% 16.4% 10
2020s 14.6% 11.5% 18.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 27 Sri Lanka 14.6% compare
  2. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.5% compare
  3. 29 Paraguay 11.5% compare
  4. 31 Indonesia 10.9% compare
  5. 32 Dominican Republic 9.3% compare
  6. 33 El Salvador 5.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru was 11.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Peru ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd 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