Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 2.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.7%
Change on year
down 26.4%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2018
All-time low
2.7%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Peru, 2008–2022

024682008201520222008: 5.12009: 4.12010: 4.32011: 3.82012: 2.92013: 3.32014: 2.92015: 52016: 4.62017: 4.92018: 7.32019: 72020: 4.72021: 3.62022: 2.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 2.7% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Peru peaked at 7.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.

That places Peru 32nd out of 35 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 5.1%
2009 4.1% -19.7%
2010 4.3% +4.6%
2011 3.8% -11.3%
2012 2.9% -23.5%
2013 3.3% +11.2%
2014 2.9% -11.5%
2015 5.0% +73.3%
2016 4.6% -8.7%
2017 4.9% +7.6%
2018 7.3% +48.5%
2019 7.0% -4.3%
2020 4.7% -32.6%
2021 3.6% -23.1%
2022 2.7% -26.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.6% 4.1% 5.1% 2
2010s 4.6% 2.9% 7.3% 10
2020s 3.7% 2.7% 4.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 29 Pakistan 3.7% compare
  2. 30 Paraguay 3.0% compare
  3. 31 Uruguay 2.8% compare
  4. 33 El Salvador 2.1% compare
  5. 34 Honduras 1.9% compare
  6. 35 Colombia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Peru was 2.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Peru ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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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