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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Peru, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More work & labour data for Peru
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,667 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,136 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
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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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap