Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Peru

Peru: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) was 1.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.47
Change on year
down 20.7%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.86
in 2021
All-time low
0.9778
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Peru, 2008–2022

00.511.522008201520222008: 0.9782009: 1.22010: 1.32011: 1.32012: 1.52013: 1.32014: 1.42015: 1.52016: 1.52017: 1.62018: 1.82019: 1.72020: 1.22021: 1.92022: 1.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Peru stood at 1.47.

The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Peru peaked at 1.86 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9778, in 2008.

That places Peru 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.9778 —
2009 1.17 +19.9%
2010 1.34 +14.1%
2011 1.29 -3.6%
2012 1.5 +16.1%
2013 1.34 -10.5%
2014 1.39 +3.9%
2015 1.55 +11.1%
2016 1.54 -0.2%
2017 1.57 +1.8%
2018 1.78 +13.2%
2019 1.66 -6.8%
2020 1.21 -26.9%
2021 1.86 +53.3%
2022 1.47 -20.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 1.47 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.51, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 1.47 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.45, 60% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.07 0.9778 1.17 2
2010s 1.5 1.29 1.78 10
2020s 1.52 1.21 1.86 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 27 Kyrgyzstan 1.8 compare
  2. 28 El Salvador 1.79 compare
  3. 29 Mexico 1.52 compare
  4. 31 Pakistan 0.9859 compare
  5. 32 South Africa 0.6263 compare
  6. 33 Honduras 0.4831 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Peru?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Peru was 1.47 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2021.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9778 in 2008.
How does Peru rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Peru ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 345 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)