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

Peru: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic was 16.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.6%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2009
All-time low
12.1%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

05101520252008201520222008: 12.1 preT2009: 24.3 preT2010: 15.6 preT2011: 13.6 preT2012: 15.9 preT2013: 15.4 preT2014: 14.3 preT2015: 17.7 preT2016: 13.6 preT2017: 17.5 preT2018: 19.2 preT2019: 19.6 preT2020: 19.7 preT2021: 17.8 preT2022: 16.6 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Peru recorded 16.6% for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in 2022.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Peru peaked at 24.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2008.

Peru ranks 26th of 31 countries on this measure, 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) (%) - Domestic in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 12.1%
2009 24.3% +99.9%
2010 15.6% -35.8%
2011 13.6% -12.8%
2012 15.9% +17.0%
2013 15.4% -3.1%
2014 14.3% -7.3%
2015 17.7% +24.0%
2016 13.6% -23.0%
2017 17.5% +28.3%
2018 19.2% +9.4%
2019 19.6% +2.6%
2020 19.7% +0.4%
2021 17.8% -9.9%
2022 16.6% -6.8%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 16.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 58% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 16.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.5%, 71% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic 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
2009 +99.9% 12.1% 24.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.2% 12.1% 24.3% 2
2010s 16.2% 13.6% 19.6% 10
2020s 18.0% 16.6% 19.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 23 Türkiye 19.9% compare
  2. 24 Mexico 19.4% compare
  3. 25 Pakistan 16.9% compare
  4. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.4% compare
  5. 28 Ecuador 14.1% compare
  6. 29 Belarus 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Peru was 16.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2008.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Peru ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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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