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

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 7.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
7.9%
Change on year
down 43.4%
World rank
18th
of 25 countries
All-time high
13.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

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

0510152018202020222018: 1.12019: 0.5482020: 11.62021: 13.92022: 7.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 7.9% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in 2022.

The figure is down 43.4% on the previous year and up 646.4% over five years.

That places Peru 18th out of 25 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) -urban in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 1.1%
2019 0.5% -48.0%
2020 11.6% +2020.5%
2021 13.9% +19.6%
2022 7.9% -43.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8% 0.5% 1.1% 2
2020s 11.1% 7.9% 13.9% 3

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  4. 19 Indonesia 3.4% compare
  5. 20 Costa Rica 3.1% compare
  6. 21 Pakistan 2.4%

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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 7.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Peru ranks 18th out of 25 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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