Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Peru

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 18.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
18.1%
Change on year
down 20.5%
World rank
14th
of 24 countries
All-time high
35.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Peru, 2018–2022

0102030402018202020222018: 1.92019: 0.3222020: 35.32021: 22.82022: 18.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Peru is 18.1%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and up 831.1% over five years.

That places Peru 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 1.9%
2019 0.3% -83.4%
2020 35.3% +10851.8%
2021 22.8% -35.4%
2022 18.1% -20.5%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 18.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 18.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 3.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.1% 0.3% 1.9% 2
2020s 25.4% 18.1% 35.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 12 Ukraine 25.2%
  2. 13 Kyrgyzstan 20.6%
  3. 15 Sri Lanka 17.7%
  4. 16 Serbia 17.3% compare
  5. 17 Chile 13.7% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Peru was 18.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Peru ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap