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

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 8.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.0%
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2010
All-time low
6.8%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

02.557.51012.52008201520222008: 10.22009: 10.42010: 122011: 92012: 9.52013: 82014: 6.82015: 92016: 8.22017: 8.72018: 8.42019: 8.52020: 7.52021: 9.82022: 8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Peru stood at 8.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Peru peaked at 12.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 31st of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.2%
2009 10.4% +1.6%
2010 12.0% +16.1%
2011 9.0% -25.0%
2012 9.5% +5.1%
2013 8.0% -15.7%
2014 6.8% -15.5%
2015 9.0% +33.7%
2016 8.2% -9.1%
2017 8.7% +6.0%
2018 8.4% -3.4%
2019 8.5% +1.6%
2020 7.5% -12.4%
2021 9.8% +31.0%
2022 8.0% -18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.3% 10.2% 10.4% 2
2010s 8.8% 6.8% 12.0% 10
2020s 8.4% 7.5% 9.8% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 28 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare
  2. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.2% compare
  3. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 8.5% compare
  4. 32 Paraguay 5.6% compare
  5. 33 Honduras 3.2% compare
  6. 34 El Salvador 3.0% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Peru was 8.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Peru ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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