Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 3.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.0%
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
9.8%
in 2009
All-time low
3.0%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

468102008201520222008: 8.32009: 9.82010: 8.42011: 7.92012: 7.22013: 6.42014: 6.12015: 8.62016: 7.92017: 82018: 9.32019: 9.62020: 4.72021: 3.92022: 3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 3.0% for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Peru peaked at 9.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2022.

Peru ranks 31st of 34 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 8.3%
2009 9.8% +18.9%
2010 8.4% -14.8%
2011 7.9% -5.4%
2012 7.2% -9.3%
2013 6.4% -11.2%
2014 6.1% -4.9%
2015 8.6% +41.7%
2016 7.9% -8.4%
2017 8.0% +1.2%
2018 9.3% +16.9%
2019 9.6% +2.8%
2020 4.7% -50.5%
2021 3.9% -18.3%
2022 3.0% -22.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.1% 8.3% 9.8% 2
2010s 7.9% 6.1% 9.6% 10
2020s 3.9% 3.0% 4.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.0% compare
  2. 29 Paraguay 3.8% compare
  3. 30 Ukraine 3.8% compare
  4. 32 El Salvador 2.6% compare
  5. 33 Honduras 2.3% compare
  6. 34 Colombia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Peru was 3.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban?
Peru ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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