Adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.8%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2020
All-time low
19.9%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 23.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 24.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2010: 23.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 22 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 20.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 20 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2014: 19.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 21.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 22.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 22.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 22.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 23.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 25.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2021: 25.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2022: 23.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru stood at 23.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru peaked at 25.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2014.

That places Peru 33rd 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 social insurance programs in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of social insurance programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year % of total welfare of beneficiary households Change
2008 23.5%
2009 24.4% +4.0%
2010 23.9% -2.4%
2011 22.0% -7.7%
2012 20.8% -5.5%
2013 20.0% -3.7%
2014 19.9% -0.7%
2015 21.9% +10.2%
2016 22.3% +1.4%
2017 22.9% +2.8%
2018 22.9% -0.1%
2019 23.3% +2.1%
2020 25.9% +11.2%
2021 25.4% -2.0%
2022 23.8% -6.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 23.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 23.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.3%, 68% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.0% 23.5% 24.4% 2
2010s 22.0% 19.9% 23.9% 10
2020s 25.1% 23.8% 25.9% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 31 Honduras 27.6% compare
  2. 32 Côte d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
  3. 34 El Salvador 19.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More work & labour data for Peru

All data for Peru →

Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru?
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru was 23.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
Peru ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of social insurance programs rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-social-insurance-programs-percent-of-total-welfare-of-beneficiary-households/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-social-insurance-programs-percent-of-total-welfare-of-beneficiary-households/peru/">Adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social insurance programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.