Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Peru

Peru: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 27.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
27.0%
Change on year
up 30.6%
World rank
23rd
of 26 countries
All-time high
27.0%
in 2022
All-time low
20.6%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Peru, 2018–2022

01020302018202020222018: 24 preT2019: 24 preT2020: 22.6 preT2021: 20.6 preT2022: 27 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Peru is 27.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over five years.

That places Peru 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2018 24.0%
2019 24.0% -0.1%
2020 22.6% -5.6%
2021 20.6% -8.8%
2022 27.0% +30.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 24.0% 24.0% 24.0% 2
2020s 23.4% 20.6% 27.0% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 20 Poland 32.1%
  2. 21 Indonesia 31.7% compare
  3. 22 Mongolia 29.7%
  4. 24 Colombia 23.5% compare
  5. 25 El Salvador 14.8% compare
  6. 26 Uruguay 3.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Peru?
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Peru was 27.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2021.
How does Peru rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash?
Peru ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population