Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Peru

Peru: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.3527 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.3527 poorest
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
21st
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.7101 poorest
in 2012
All-time low
0.2664 poorest
in 2020
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Peru, 2008–2022

00.20.40.60.82008201520222008: 0.655 poorest2009: 0.601 poorest2010: 0.619 poorest2011: 0.706 poorest2012: 0.71 poorest2013: 0.646 poorest2014: 0.636 poorest2015: 0.57 poorest2016: 0.569 poorest2017: 0.582 poorest2018: 0.448 poorest2019: 0.489 poorest2020: 0.266 poorest2021: 0.287 poorest2022: 0.353 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.3527 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 0.7101 poorest in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2664 poorest, in 2020.

Peru ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.6554 poorest
2009 0.6008 poorest -8.3%
2010 0.6189 poorest +3.0%
2011 0.7056 poorest +14.0%
2012 0.7101 poorest +0.6%
2013 0.6456 poorest -9.1%
2014 0.6359 poorest -1.5%
2015 0.57 poorest -10.4%
2016 0.5688 poorest -0.2%
2017 0.5821 poorest +2.3%
2018 0.4478 poorest -23.1%
2019 0.4893 poorest +9.3%
2020 0.2664 poorest -45.6%
2021 0.2873 poorest +7.8%
2022 0.3527 poorest +22.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6281 poorest 0.6008 poorest 0.6554 poorest 2
2010s 0.5974 poorest 0.4478 poorest 0.7101 poorest 10
2020s 0.3021 poorest 0.2664 poorest 0.3527 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 18 Paraguay 0.3649 poorest compare
  2. 19 Ecuador 0.3621 poorest compare
  3. 20 Pakistan 0.3576 poorest compare
  4. 22 Indonesia 0.3482 poorest compare
  5. 23 Georgia 0.3413 poorest compare
  6. 24 Panama 0.3144 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Peru?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Peru was 0.3527 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.7101 poorest in 2012.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2664 poorest in 2020.
How does Peru rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)