Benefits incidence: Domestic … preT Domestic Private Transfers in Peru

Peru: Benefits incidence: Domestic … preT Domestic Private Transfers was 0.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
down 30.9%
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Peru, 2008–2022

0.511.522008201520222008: 1.4 preT2009: 2.2 preT2010: 1 preT2011: 0.894 preT2012: 0.78 preT2013: 0.462 preT2014: 0.321 preT2015: 0.569 preT2016: 0.325 preT2017: 0.486 preT2018: 0.46 preT2019: 0.336 preT2020: 1.1 preT2021: 0.692 preT2022: 0.477 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Peru stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.9% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Peru peaked at 2.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.

That places Peru 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Benefits incidence: Domestic … preT Domestic Private Transfers in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 1.4% —
2009 2.2% +59.4%
2010 1.0% -53.3%
2011 0.9% -12.3%
2012 0.8% -12.7%
2013 0.5% -40.8%
2014 0.3% -30.6%
2015 0.6% +77.6%
2016 0.3% -43.0%
2017 0.5% +49.7%
2018 0.5% -5.4%
2019 0.3% -26.9%
2020 1.1% +241.9%
2021 0.7% -39.8%
2022 0.5% -30.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 51% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 52% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefits incidence: Domestic … preT Domestic Private Transfers in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +241.9% 0.3% 1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.8% 1.4% 2.2% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 1.0% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.5% 1.1% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 26 Moldova 0.7% compare
  2. 27 Thailand 0.5% compare
  3. 28 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  4. 30 Argentina 0.4% compare
  5. 31 Uruguay 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Peru?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Peru was 0.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Peru ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population