Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.8%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2020
All-time low
19.9%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Peru, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 23.52009: 24.42010: 23.92011: 222012: 20.82013: 202014: 19.92015: 21.92016: 22.32017: 22.92018: 22.92019: 23.32020: 25.92021: 25.42022: 23.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 23.8% for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Peru peaked at 25.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 23.5% —
2009 24.4% +4.0%
2010 23.9% -2.4%
2011 22.0% -7.7%
2012 20.8% -5.5%
2013 20.0% -3.7%
2014 19.9% -0.7%
2015 21.9% +10.2%
2016 22.3% +1.4%
2017 22.9% +2.8%
2018 22.9% -0.1%
2019 23.3% +2.1%
2020 25.9% +11.2%
2021 25.4% -2.0%
2022 23.8% -6.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 23.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 23.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.3%, 68% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.0% 23.5% 24.4% 2
2010s 22.0% 19.9% 23.9% 10
2020s 25.1% 23.8% 25.9% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 31 Honduras 27.6% compare
  2. 32 Cote d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
  3. 34 El Salvador 19.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Peru?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Peru was 23.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions?
Peru ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group