Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Peru

Peru: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) was 6.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
6.0%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
20th
of 30 countries
All-time high
14.1%
in 2018
All-time low
6.0%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Peru, 2018–2022

0510152018202020222018: 14.1 preT2019: 11.3 preT2020: 11.3 preT2021: 6.3 preT2022: 6 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Peru recorded 6.0% for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 57.4% over five years.

Peru ranks 20th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2018 14.1%
2019 11.3% -20.1%
2020 11.3% +0.3%
2021 6.3% -44.1%
2022 6.0% -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.7% 11.3% 14.1% 2
2020s 7.9% 6.0% 11.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 17 Argentina 6.8% compare
  2. 18 Sri Lanka 6.7%
  3. 19 Türkiye 6.3%
  4. 21 Viet Nam 4.7%
  5. 22 Kazakhstan 4.7%
  6. 23 Mongolia 4.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Peru?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Peru was 6.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
Peru ranks 20th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 255 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population