Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Peru

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor was 22.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
22.3%
Change on year
down 28.8%
World rank
19th
of 26 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2021
All-time low
1.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

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

01020302018202020222018: 3.4 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.967 <$2.15 a day2020: 27.3 <$2.15 a day2021: 31.3 <$2.15 a day2022: 22.3 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Peru stood at 22.3%.

The figure is down 28.8% on the previous year and up 555.9% over five years.

That places Peru 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2018 3.4%
2019 1.0% -71.6%
2020 27.3% +2726.3%
2021 31.3% +14.7%
2022 22.3% -28.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.2% 1.0% 3.4% 2
2020s 27.0% 22.3% 31.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 16 Kyrgyzstan 63.7%
  2. 17 Türkiye 42.3%
  3. 18 Chile 24.2% compare
  4. 20 Costa Rica 17.9% compare
  5. 21 Pakistan 10.4%
  6. 22 Indonesia 9.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Peru was 22.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
Peru ranks 19th out of 26 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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