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

Peru: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 0.0496 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0496 poorest
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0496 poorest
in 2022
All-time low
0.0154 poorest
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0.020.030.040.052008201520222008: 0.015 poorest2009: 0.02 poorest2010: 0.031 poorest2011: 0.022 poorest2012: 0.028 poorest2013: 0.024 poorest2014: 0.022 poorest2015: 0.03 poorest2016: 0.027 poorest2017: 0.03 poorest2018: 0.031 poorest2019: 0.032 poorest2020: 0.034 poorest2021: 0.043 poorest2022: 0.05 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru stood at 0.0496 poorest. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 0.0496 poorest in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 poorest, in 2008.

Peru ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.0154 poorest
2009 0.0205 poorest +33.1%
2010 0.0307 poorest +50.1%
2011 0.0219 poorest -28.9%
2012 0.0275 poorest +26.0%
2013 0.0238 poorest -13.6%
2014 0.0224 poorest -6.0%
2015 0.0303 poorest +35.7%
2016 0.0273 poorest -10.2%
2017 0.03 poorest +10.0%
2018 0.0308 poorest +2.7%
2019 0.0323 poorest +5.1%
2020 0.034 poorest +5.3%
2021 0.0427 poorest +25.4%
2022 0.0496 poorest +16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0179 poorest 0.0154 poorest 0.0205 poorest 2
2010s 0.0277 poorest 0.0219 poorest 0.0323 poorest 10
2020s 0.0421 poorest 0.034 poorest 0.0496 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 24 Costa Rica 0.0642 poorest compare
  2. 25 Mexico 0.0526 poorest compare
  3. 26 Panama 0.0502 poorest compare
  4. 28 South Africa 0.0439 poorest compare
  5. 29 Bolivia 0.035 poorest compare
  6. 30 Ecuador 0.031 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru was 0.0496 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0496 poorest in 2022.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 poorest in 2008.
How does Peru rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Insurance programs (%)