Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Peru
Peru: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 30.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social safety net 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 safety net benefits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Peru is 30.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 28.8% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Peru peaked at 68.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2020.
That places Peru 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 60.7% | — |
| 2009 | 56.4% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -51.4% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.6% | 56.4% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 37.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 20.6% | 30.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Peru?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Peru was 30.3% 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Peru ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.