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

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 15.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15.4%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
22nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 2022
All-time low
6.7%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 6.8 poorest2009: 9.8 poorest2010: 8.2 poorest2011: 7.6 poorest2012: 6.9 poorest2013: 6.7 poorest2014: 6.7 poorest2015: 8.1 poorest2016: 8.1 poorest2017: 9.1 poorest2018: 9.4 poorest2019: 11.6 poorest2020: 11.1 poorest2021: 14.7 poorest2022: 15.4 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Peru is 15.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 122.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 15.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2014.

That places Peru 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 quintile in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 6.8%
2009 9.8% +44.5%
2010 8.2% -16.6%
2011 7.6% -7.0%
2012 6.9% -8.6%
2013 6.7% -2.9%
2014 6.7% -0.1%
2015 8.1% +19.9%
2016 8.1% +0.4%
2017 9.1% +12.7%
2018 9.4% +3.4%
2019 11.6% +23.1%
2020 11.1% -4.5%
2021 14.7% +32.1%
2022 15.4% +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.3% 6.8% 9.8% 2
2010s 8.3% 6.7% 11.6% 10
2020s 13.7% 11.1% 15.4% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 19 Colombia 16.4% compare
  2. 20 Romania 16.1% compare
  3. 21 Republic of Moldova 15.5% compare
  4. 23 Chile 15.3% compare
  5. 24 Türkiye 14.3% compare
  6. 25 Kazakhstan 12.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Peru was 15.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap