Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Peru

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 41.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
41.6%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
54.5%
in 2020
All-time low
20.1%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Peru, 2008–2022

02040602008201520222008: 222009: 20.42010: 20.12011: 23.52012: 21.72013: 24.22014: 25.12015: 34.22016: 33.52017: 33.52018: 352019: 322020: 54.52021: 46.72022: 41.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Peru is 41.6%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Peru peaked at 54.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2010.

Peru ranks 23rd of 36 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 22.0%
2009 20.4% -7.1%
2010 20.1% -1.7%
2011 23.5% +17.3%
2012 21.7% -7.7%
2013 24.2% +11.5%
2014 25.1% +3.6%
2015 34.2% +36.3%
2016 33.5% -2.0%
2017 33.5% -0.1%
2018 35.0% +4.4%
2019 32.0% -8.5%
2020 54.5% +70.1%
2021 46.7% -14.2%
2022 41.6% -11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.2% 20.4% 22.0% 2
2010s 28.3% 20.1% 35.0% 10
2020s 47.6% 41.6% 54.5% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 20 Viet Nam 52.5% compare
  2. 21 Mexico 47.6% compare
  3. 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.4% compare
  4. 24 Sri Lanka 38.8% compare
  5. 25 Ecuador 35.1% compare
  6. 26 Indonesia 30.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Peru was 41.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2010.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Peru ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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