Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Peru

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.3%
Change on year
down 22.3%
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.6%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Peru, 2008–2022

00.511.52008201520222008: 0.6332009: 12010: 1.12011: 0.8622012: 12013: 1.32014: 1.22015: 0.8372016: 1.52017: 1.42018: 1.42019: 0.752020: 0.7612021: 1.62022: 1.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru is 1.3%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 1.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.

That places Peru 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6%
2009 1.0% +58.2%
2010 1.1% +5.6%
2011 0.9% -18.4%
2012 1.0% +18.3%
2013 1.3% +31.0%
2014 1.2% -9.8%
2015 0.8% -30.6%
2016 1.5% +84.4%
2017 1.4% -6.3%
2018 1.4% -4.3%
2019 0.8% -45.8%
2020 0.8% +1.4%
2021 1.6% +113.6%
2022 1.3% -22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 2
2010s 1.1% 0.8% 1.5% 10
2020s 1.2% 0.8% 1.6% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 26 Dominican Republic 3.3% compare
  2. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.4% compare
  3. 28 Colombia 2.1% compare
  4. 30 El Salvador 1.2% compare
  5. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Peru was 1.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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