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

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 5.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.3%
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
6.4%
in 2021
All-time low
2.9%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

02462008201520222008: 2.9 poorest2009: 4 poorest2010: 5.3 poorest2011: 3.5 poorest2012: 4.1 poorest2013: 3.5 poorest2014: 3.3 poorest2015: 3.9 poorest2016: 3.9 poorest2017: 4.2 poorest2018: 4.3 poorest2019: 4.3 poorest2020: 5.1 poorest2021: 6.4 poorest2022: 5.3 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Peru recorded 5.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 6.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2008.

Peru ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 2.9%
2009 4.0% +36.6%
2010 5.3% +31.1%
2011 3.5% -33.2%
2012 4.1% +16.8%
2013 3.5% -14.7%
2014 3.3% -6.1%
2015 3.9% +19.2%
2016 3.9% -1.6%
2017 4.2% +8.5%
2018 4.3% +1.8%
2019 4.3% +1.2%
2020 5.1% +18.8%
2021 6.4% +24.1%
2022 5.3% -16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.5% 2.9% 4.0% 2
2010s 4.0% 3.3% 5.3% 10
2020s 5.6% 5.1% 6.4% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 26 Ecuador 10.1% compare
  2. 27 Dominican Republic 8.8% compare
  3. 28 Colombia 8.0% compare
  4. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 5.2% compare
  5. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.7% compare
  6. 32 Paraguay 2.4% 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 5.3% 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 6.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2008.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 29th 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 up 30.0%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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