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

Peru: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 23.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.6%
Change on year
up 32.4%
World rank
20th
of 26 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2022
All-time low
6.1%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

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

5101520252018202020222018: 8.62019: 6.12020: 18.12021: 17.82022: 23.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Peru stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% on the previous year and up 175.7% over five years.

Peru ranks 20th of 26 countries on this measure, 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 in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 8.6%
2019 6.1% -28.4%
2020 18.1% +195.4%
2021 17.8% -1.5%
2022 23.6% +32.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.3% 6.1% 8.6% 2
2020s 19.8% 17.8% 23.6% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 17 Poland 30.7%
  2. 18 Romania 29.9%
  3. 19 Mongolia 29.3%
  4. 21 Colombia 23.3% compare
  5. 22 Indonesia 20.8% compare
  6. 23 Mexico 20.2%

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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 23.6% 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 23.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash?
Peru ranks 20th 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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