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

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 7.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.0%
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
34th
of 37 countries
All-time high
27.8%
in 2008
All-time low
7.0%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

510152025302008201520222008: 27.8 preT2009: 27.5 preT2010: 25.3 preT2011: 23.8 preT2012: 22.1 preT2013: 20.6 preT2014: 21.1 preT2015: 20.5 preT2016: 20.4 preT2017: 21.2 preT2018: 19.6 preT2019: 18.7 preT2020: 8.7 preT2021: 8.6 preT2022: 7 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Peru recorded 7.0% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru peaked at 27.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2022.

Peru ranks 34th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 27.8%
2009 27.5% -1.1%
2010 25.3% -8.1%
2011 23.8% -5.9%
2012 22.1% -6.9%
2013 20.6% -6.9%
2014 21.1% +2.3%
2015 20.5% -2.6%
2016 20.4% -0.6%
2017 21.2% +3.7%
2018 19.6% -7.2%
2019 18.7% -4.5%
2020 8.7% -53.3%
2021 8.6% -1.5%
2022 7.0% -18.5%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 27% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.1%, 37% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -53.3% 18.7% 8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.6% 27.5% 27.8% 2
2010s 21.3% 18.7% 25.3% 10
2020s 8.1% 7.0% 8.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 31 Honduras 10.1% compare
  2. 32 Viet Nam 9.3% compare
  3. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.2% compare
  4. 35 Indonesia 5.7% compare
  5. 36 Malawi 5.1% compare
  6. 37 El Salvador 4.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru was 7.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Peru ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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