Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Peru

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 20.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 31 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2021
All-time low
11.8%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Peru, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 13.72009: 13.62010: 13.32011: 12.92012: 12.92013: 12.12014: 11.82015: 14.72016: 13.52017: 15.72018: 15.12019: 17.62020: 14.12021: 20.12022: 20

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Peru is 20.0%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Peru peaked at 20.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 15th of 31 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 13.7%
2009 13.6% -0.6%
2010 13.3% -2.5%
2011 12.9% -2.9%
2012 12.9% +0.3%
2013 12.1% -6.2%
2014 11.8% -3.2%
2015 14.7% +24.8%
2016 13.5% -7.8%
2017 15.7% +15.9%
2018 15.1% -3.9%
2019 17.6% +17.0%
2020 14.1% -20.0%
2021 20.1% +42.7%
2022 20.0% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.7% 13.6% 13.7% 2
2010s 14.0% 11.8% 17.6% 10
2020s 18.1% 14.1% 20.1% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 12 Malawi 23.9% compare
  2. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.1% compare
  3. 14 Republic of Moldova 22.0% compare
  4. 16 Costa Rica 18.7% compare
  5. 17 Uruguay 18.3% compare
  6. 18 Romania 17.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Peru was 20.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Peru ranks 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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