Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Peru

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 11.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.3%
Change on year
down 35.0%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 2020
All-time low
6.1%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Peru, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 7.82009: 8.62010: 10.72011: 8.22012: 7.22013: 7.42014: 6.12015: 8.92016: 8.22017: 8.82018: 9.32019: 8.42020: 17.42021: 17.42022: 11.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Peru stood at 11.3%.

That represents a change of down 35.0% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Peru peaked at 17.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2014.

That places Peru 30th out of 36 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 Protection and Labor in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 7.8%
2009 8.6% +10.1%
2010 10.7% +25.1%
2011 8.2% -23.5%
2012 7.2% -12.6%
2013 7.4% +2.7%
2014 6.1% -17.2%
2015 8.9% +46.1%
2016 8.2% -8.1%
2017 8.8% +7.9%
2018 9.3% +5.4%
2019 8.4% -10.1%
2020 17.4% +107.9%
2021 17.4% -0.4%
2022 11.3% -35.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.2% 7.8% 8.6% 2
2010s 8.3% 6.1% 10.7% 10
2020s 15.4% 11.3% 17.4% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 27 Sri Lanka 14.4% compare
  2. 28 Paraguay 12.0% compare
  3. 29 Indonesia 11.6% compare
  4. 31 Pakistan 10.8% compare
  5. 32 El Salvador 10.6% compare
  6. 33 Colombia 9.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Peru?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Peru was 11.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Peru ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. 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 Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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