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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Peru, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 27 Dominican Republic 27.0% compare
- 28 Indonesia 27.0% compare
- 29 Pakistan 25.0% compare
- 31 Paraguay 21.7% compare
- 32 El Salvador 16.2% compare
- 33 South Africa 12.0% 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 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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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap