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

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 24.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24.2%
Change on year
down 20.4%
World rank
30th
of 37 countries
All-time high
30.7%
in 2020
All-time low
9.8%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

10152025302008201520222008: 11.5 poorest2009: 12.2 poorest2010: 11.4 poorest2011: 10 poorest2012: 9.8 poorest2013: 10.3 poorest2014: 10.5 poorest2015: 16.8 poorest2016: 17 poorest2017: 17.1 poorest2018: 18.4 poorest2019: 17.2 poorest2020: 30.7 poorest2021: 30.4 poorest2022: 24.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Peru recorded 24.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2022.

That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and up 146.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Peru peaked at 30.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2012.

That places Peru 30th out of 37 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 11.5%
2009 12.2% +6.5%
2010 11.4% -6.9%
2011 10.0% -11.6%
2012 9.8% -2.1%
2013 10.3% +4.8%
2014 10.5% +1.7%
2015 16.8% +60.3%
2016 17.0% +1.0%
2017 17.1% +0.6%
2018 18.4% +7.9%
2019 17.2% -6.4%
2020 30.7% +78.4%
2021 30.4% -0.9%
2022 24.2% -20.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.8% 11.5% 12.2% 2
2010s 13.8% 9.8% 18.4% 10
2020s 28.5% 24.2% 30.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

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  2. 28 Indonesia 27.0% compare
  3. 29 Pakistan 25.0% compare
  4. 31 Paraguay 21.7% compare
  5. 32 El Salvador 16.2% compare
  6. 33 South Africa 12.0% 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 24.2% 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 30.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2012.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Peru ranks 30th out of 37 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 146.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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