Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Peru

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 12.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
12.9%
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
10th
of 24 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Peru, 2018–2022

05101520252018202020222018: 1.22019: 0.2922020: 23.62021: 16.92022: 12.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 12.9% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2022.

The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and up 963.6% over five years.

That places Peru 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Peru, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 1.2%
2019 0.3% -75.9%
2020 23.6% +8008.4%
2021 16.9% -28.5%
2022 12.9% -23.8%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 12.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 12.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6%, 4.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8% 0.3% 1.2% 2
2020s 17.8% 12.9% 23.6% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 7 Georgia 19.4%
  2. 8 Kazakhstan 17.8%
  3. 9 Moldova 13.9%
  4. 11 Kyrgyzstan 10.6%
  5. 12 Ukraine 10.5%
  6. 13 Chile 8.3% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Peru?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Peru was 12.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Peru ranks 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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