Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Peru

Peru: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.2591 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2591 poorest
Change on year
up 29.6%
World rank
21st
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.2591 poorest
in 2022
All-time low
0.1079 poorest
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Peru, 2018–2022

00.10.20.32018202020222018: 0.142 poorest2019: 0.108 poorest2020: 0.208 poorest2021: 0.2 poorest2022: 0.259 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Peru is 0.2591 poorest, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.6% on the previous year and up 81.9% over five years.

That places Peru 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2018 0.1424 poorest
2019 0.1079 poorest -24.3%
2020 0.2084 poorest +93.2%
2021 0.1999 poorest -4.1%
2022 0.2591 poorest +29.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.1252 poorest 0.1079 poorest 0.1424 poorest 2
2020s 0.2225 poorest 0.1999 poorest 0.2591 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 18 Mongolia 0.367 poorest
  2. 19 Pakistan 0.3652 poorest
  3. 20 Mexico 0.3202 poorest
  4. 22 Vietnam 0.2511 poorest
  5. 23 Indonesia 0.2459 poorest compare
  6. 24 Colombia 0.2351 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Peru?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Peru was 0.2591 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2591 poorest in 2022.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1079 poorest in 2019.
How does Peru rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Cash Transfers programs (%)