Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Peru
Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 8.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Peru, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Peru recorded 8.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Peru peaked at 10.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2008.
That places Peru 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 -extreme poor in Peru, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.9% | — |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +72.2% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +50.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +32.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +63.5% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 27 South Africa 12.6% compare
- 28 Colombia 12.4% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
- 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.6% compare
- 32 Honduras 0.8% compare
- 33 El Salvador 0.7% compare
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 insurance -extreme poor in Peru?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Peru was 8.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
- Peru ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap