Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Peru

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 10.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 31 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2022
All-time low
5.2%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Peru, 2008–2022

02.557.5102008201520222008: 5.2 poorest2009: 5.4 poorest2010: 6.2 poorest2011: 5.6 poorest2012: 5.9 poorest2013: 5.2 poorest2014: 5.7 poorest2015: 7.1 poorest2016: 6.7 poorest2017: 7.3 poorest2018: 7.4 poorest2019: 8.8 poorest2020: 8.4 poorest2021: 10.5 poorest2022: 10.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Peru stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Peru peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2008.

Peru ranks 12th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 5.2%
2009 5.4% +5.2%
2010 6.2% +13.3%
2011 5.6% -8.8%
2012 5.9% +5.6%
2013 5.2% -12.5%
2014 5.7% +9.0%
2015 7.1% +25.2%
2016 6.7% -5.2%
2017 7.3% +8.4%
2018 7.4% +1.7%
2019 8.8% +19.1%
2020 8.4% -4.8%
2021 10.5% +25.1%
2022 10.7% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.3% 5.2% 5.4% 2
2010s 6.6% 5.2% 8.8% 10
2020s 9.9% 8.4% 10.7% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 9 Mongolia 12.6% compare
  2. 10 Sri Lanka 11.1% compare
  3. 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.0% compare
  4. 13 Costa Rica 10.2% compare
  5. 14 Malawi 9.7% compare
  6. 15 Paraguay 9.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Peru?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Peru was 10.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2008.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
Peru ranks 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount