Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 27.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
27.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
27th
of 31 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 2022
All-time low
8.9%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

101520252008201520222008: 8.9 <$2.15 a day2009: 15.6 <$2.15 a day2010: 14.5 <$2.15 a day2011: 12.1 <$2.15 a day2012: 10.7 <$2.15 a day2013: 10.4 <$2.15 a day2014: 9.9 <$2.15 a day2015: 11.6 <$2.15 a day2016: 10.1 <$2.15 a day2017: 14.5 <$2.15 a day2018: 14.4 <$2.15 a day2019: 19.9 <$2.15 a day2020: 16.9 <$2.15 a day2021: 27.2 <$2.15 a day2022: 27.4 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Peru stood at 27.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 154.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Peru peaked at 27.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2008.

That places Peru 27th out of 31 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 8.9%
2009 15.6% +75.6%
2010 14.5% -7.5%
2011 12.1% -16.2%
2012 10.7% -11.4%
2013 10.4% -3.1%
2014 9.9% -4.9%
2015 11.6% +17.8%
2016 10.1% -13.2%
2017 14.5% +43.2%
2018 14.4% -0.9%
2019 19.9% +38.3%
2020 16.9% -14.9%
2021 27.2% +61.0%
2022 27.4% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.3% 8.9% 15.6% 2
2010s 12.8% 9.9% 19.9% 10
2020s 23.8% 16.9% 27.4% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 24 Panama 35.7% compare
  2. 25 Colombia 31.8% compare
  3. 26 Honduras 27.9% compare
  4. 28 Brazil 17.3% compare
  5. 29 El Salvador 10.7% compare
  6. 30 Malawi 5.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Peru was 27.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2008.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
Peru ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 154.9%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap