Adequacy of social safety net programs in Peru
Peru: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 4.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Peru, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adequacy of social safety net programs in Peru is 4.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Peru peaked at 12.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2022.
Peru ranks 31st of 35 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 social safety net programs in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.8% | — |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +37.9% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -13.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 61% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More work & labour data for Peru
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,667 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,136 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Peru?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Peru was 4.2% 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 safety net programs recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.