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

Peru: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) was 3.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.5%
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
10th
of 29 countries
All-time high
8.8%
in 2018
All-time low
3.1%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

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

024682018202020222018: 8.82019: 3.12020: 6.12021: 3.22022: 3.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Peru stood at 3.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 60.5% over five years.

Peru ranks 10th of 29 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 in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 8.8%
2019 3.1% -64.7%
2020 6.1% +95.6%
2021 3.2% -47.2%
2022 3.5% +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.9% 3.1% 8.8% 2
2020s 4.2% 3.2% 6.1% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 8 Mexico 4.1%
  2. 9 Serbia 3.7% compare
  3. 11 Armenia 2.4% compare
  4. 12 Costa Rica 2.3% compare
  5. 13 Sri Lanka 2.0%

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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 3.5% 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 8.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
Peru ranks 10th out of 29 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. 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
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 240 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