Adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru

Peru: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.8%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
31st
of 32 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2020
All-time low
19.9%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 23.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 24.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2010: 23.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 22 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 20.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 20 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2014: 19.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 21.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 22.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 22.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 22.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 23.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 25.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2021: 25.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2022: 23.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru is 23.8%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru peaked at 25.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 31st of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru?
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Peru was 23.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
Peru ranks 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of social insurance programs 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: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social insurance programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
32 places, 337 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured as the total transfer amount received by those participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare/income.