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

Peru: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 16.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.7%
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
20th
of 24 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2022
All-time low
4.6%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

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

57.51012.51517.52018202020222018: 8.42019: 4.62020: 12.92021: 13.62022: 16.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Peru stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 98.9% over five years.

That places Peru 20th out of 24 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 -rural in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 8.4%
2019 4.6% -45.6%
2020 12.9% +181.5%
2021 13.6% +5.7%
2022 16.7% +22.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.9%, 52% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 16.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.5% 4.6% 8.4% 2
2020s 14.4% 12.9% 16.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 17 Poland 27.1%
  2. 18 Armenia 25.6% compare
  3. 19 Indonesia 19.7% compare
  4. 21 El Salvador 14.2% compare
  5. 22 Colombia 12.3% compare
  6. 23 Vietnam 9.9%

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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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 16.7% 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 16.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash?
Peru ranks 20th out of 24 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 -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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