Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Peru

Peru: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 21.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
21.7%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
5th
of 24 countries
All-time high
46.3%
in 2018
All-time low
21.7%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Peru, 2018–2022

010203040502018202020222018: 46.32019: 42.52020: 25.12021: 24.52022: 21.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Peru is 21.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 53.0% over five years.

That places Peru 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 46.3%
2019 42.5% -8.0%
2020 25.1% -41.0%
2021 24.5% -2.2%
2022 21.7% -11.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 21.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 2.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 21.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 44.4% 42.5% 46.3% 2
2020s 23.8% 21.7% 25.1% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 2 Vietnam 27.9%
  2. 3 El Salvador 26.3% compare
  3. 4 Colombia 23.3% compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 20.8% compare
  5. 7 Moldova 15.9%
  6. 8 Romania 12.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Peru?
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Peru was 21.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash?
Peru ranks 5th 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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 richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population