Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social was 21.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.4%
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
24.7%
in 2020
All-time low
19.9%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Peru, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 22.22009: 20.92010: 22.72011: 21.12012: 21.22013: 19.92014: 20.42015: 22.42016: 22.42017: 22.12018: 20.82019: 21.32020: 24.72021: 24.62022: 21.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Peru stood at 21.4%.

The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Peru peaked at 24.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2013.

That places Peru 27th 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 22.2%
2009 20.9% -5.7%
2010 22.7% +8.6%
2011 21.1% -6.9%
2012 21.2% +0.3%
2013 19.9% -6.1%
2014 20.4% +2.6%
2015 22.4% +9.6%
2016 22.4% -0.0%
2017 22.1% -1.1%
2018 20.8% -6.1%
2019 21.3% +2.6%
2020 24.7% +15.6%
2021 24.6% -0.1%
2022 21.4% -13.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 21.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.7%, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 21.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.7%, 46% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.5% 20.9% 22.2% 2
2010s 21.4% 19.9% 22.7% 10
2020s 23.6% 21.4% 24.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 24 Dominican Republic 26.8% compare
  2. 25 Indonesia 26.0% compare
  3. 26 Sri Lanka 21.7% compare
  4. 28 Paraguay 18.6% compare
  5. 29 Viet Nam 16.9% compare
  6. 30 Thailand 14.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Peru was 21.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2013.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social?
Peru ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 341 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