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

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 19.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.9%
Change on year
down 28.4%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
27.8%
in 2021
All-time low
8.8%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

10152025302008201520222008: 10.82009: 10.82010: 12.62011: 9.62012: 10.12013: 9.72014: 8.82015: 14.82016: 13.72017: 14.22018: 15.32019: 14.42020: 22.82021: 27.82022: 19.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Peru is 19.9%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 28.4% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Peru peaked at 27.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 30th of 36 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 Protection and Labor - 1st in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.8%
2009 10.8% +0.4%
2010 12.6% +16.6%
2011 9.6% -23.9%
2012 10.1% +5.4%
2013 9.7% -4.3%
2014 8.8% -8.8%
2015 14.8% +67.2%
2016 13.7% -7.5%
2017 14.2% +3.9%
2018 15.3% +7.5%
2019 14.4% -5.9%
2020 22.8% +58.5%
2021 27.8% +22.1%
2022 19.9% -28.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.8% 10.8% 10.8% 2
2010s 12.3% 8.8% 15.3% 10
2020s 23.5% 19.9% 27.8% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 27 Dominican Republic 26.0% compare
  2. 28 Indonesia 23.4% compare
  3. 29 Pakistan 22.8% compare
  4. 31 Paraguay 16.9% compare
  5. 32 El Salvador 15.6% compare
  6. 33 South Africa 13.5% 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 19.9% 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 27.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
Peru ranks 30th 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 96.7%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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