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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 18.1% | 35.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 (%) - 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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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap