Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Peru
Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 39.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Peru, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Peru recorded 39.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2022.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 230.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Peru peaked at 45.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2008.
That places Peru 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Peru, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.8% | — |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +49.3% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 11.6% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 37.6% | 45.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Peru?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Peru was 39.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.2%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount