Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Peru

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 40.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.8%
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
54.1%
in 2020
All-time low
18.8%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Peru, 2008–2022

203040502008201520222008: 21.52009: 19.72010: 18.82011: 22.82012: 212013: 23.52014: 23.82015: 33.72016: 32.62017: 32.52018: 34.32019: 31.52020: 54.12021: 45.92022: 40.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 40.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 54.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2010.

Peru ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 21.5%
2009 19.7% -8.2%
2010 18.8% -4.7%
2011 22.8% +21.3%
2012 21.0% -8.0%
2013 23.5% +12.3%
2014 23.8% +0.9%
2015 33.7% +41.7%
2016 32.6% -3.3%
2017 32.5% -0.2%
2018 34.3% +5.4%
2019 31.5% -8.0%
2020 54.1% +71.6%
2021 45.9% -15.2%
2022 40.8% -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.6% 19.7% 21.5% 2
2010s 27.4% 18.8% 34.3% 10
2020s 46.9% 40.8% 54.1% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 13 Mexico 43.6% compare
  2. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.5% compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 41.1% compare
  4. 17 Ecuador 32.2% compare
  5. 18 Indonesia 30.9% compare
  6. 19 Uruguay 30.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Peru was 40.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2010.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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