Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Peru

Peru: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 2.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.4%
Change on year
up 26.3%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2012
All-time low
1.5%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Peru, 2008–2022

01232008201520222008: 1.72009: 1.52010: 1.82011: 1.72012: 2.62013: 1.72014: 1.52015: 1.92016: 1.82017: 22018: 22019: 1.72020: 1.82021: 1.92022: 2.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 2.4% for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Peru peaked at 2.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2014.

That places Peru 22nd 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.

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 1.7%
2009 1.5% -9.6%
2010 1.8% +17.8%
2011 1.7% -5.1%
2012 2.6% +54.1%
2013 1.7% -34.6%
2014 1.5% -14.9%
2015 1.9% +29.0%
2016 1.8% -5.5%
2017 2.0% +10.3%
2018 2.0% +3.4%
2019 1.7% -16.5%
2020 1.8% +3.8%
2021 1.9% +7.5%
2022 2.4% +26.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 2.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 2
2010s 1.9% 1.5% 2.6% 10
2020s 2.0% 1.8% 2.4% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 19 Panama 3.3% compare
  2. 20 Dominican Republic 3.1% compare
  3. 21 Uruguay 2.5% compare
  4. 23 Pakistan 2.3% compare
  5. 24 Thailand 2.2% compare
  6. 25 Mexico 2.0% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Peru?
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Peru was 2.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
Peru ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population