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

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 16.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
16.0%
Change on year
down 32.5%
World rank
19th
of 26 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022

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

05101520252018202020222018: 1.9 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.649 <$2.15 a day2020: 24.8 <$2.15 a day2021: 23.8 <$2.15 a day2022: 16 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Peru recorded 16.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022.

That represents a change of down 32.5% on the previous year and up 746.7% over five years.

Peru ranks 19th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2018 1.9% —
2019 0.6% -65.7%
2020 24.8% +3723.9%
2021 23.8% -4.2%
2022 16.0% -32.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.3% 0.6% 1.9% 2
2020s 21.5% 16.0% 24.8% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 16 Georgia 41.3%
  2. 17 Chile 20.4% compare
  3. 18 Costa Rica 19.4% compare
  4. 20 Türkiye 12.7%
  5. 21 Indonesia 7.2% compare
  6. 22 Pakistan 6.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Peru?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Peru was 16.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Peru ranks 19th out of 26 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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