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

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 9.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.1%
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2020
All-time low
8.5%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 132009: 10.92010: 10.22011: 10.22012: 9.82013: 92014: 8.52015: 11.92016: 12.52017: 12.32018: 10.92019: 10.62020: 15.32021: 112022: 9.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 9.1% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Peru peaked at 15.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, 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 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 -rural in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 13.0%
2009 10.9% -16.0%
2010 10.2% -6.1%
2011 10.2% -0.6%
2012 9.8% -3.5%
2013 9.0% -8.3%
2014 8.5% -5.7%
2015 11.9% +40.1%
2016 12.5% +5.1%
2017 12.3% -1.8%
2018 10.9% -11.2%
2019 10.6% -2.3%
2020 15.3% +44.0%
2021 11.0% -28.0%
2022 9.1% -17.5%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 9.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 9.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 61% of the median. (14 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 +44.0% 10.6% 15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.9% 10.9% 13.0% 2
2010s 10.6% 8.5% 12.5% 10
2020s 11.8% 9.1% 15.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 27 Viet Nam 14.8% compare
  2. 28 Paraguay 11.0% compare
  3. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.2% compare
  4. 31 Indonesia 8.6% compare
  5. 32 Dominican Republic 7.6% compare
  6. 33 Malawi 5.6% 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 9.1% 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 15.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Peru ranks 30th out of 36 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 7.3%. 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 Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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