Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Peru
Peru: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Peru, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.
Analysis
In 2022, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Peru stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Peru peaked at 1.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Peru 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total social insurance benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +96.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +76.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +93.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -50.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +43.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +62.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +8.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More work & labour data for Peru
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,667 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,136 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Peru?
- Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Peru was 1.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
- Peru ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.