Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru

Peru: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 0.0166 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0166 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.0361 <$2.15 a day
in 2009
All-time low
0.0079 <$2.15 a day
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru, 2008–2022

0.010.020.030.042008201520222008: 0.024 <$2.15 a day2009: 0.036 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.019 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.016 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.014 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.01 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.008 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.011 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.012 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.023 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.017 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.017 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor in Peru stood at 0.0166 <$2.15 a day.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor in Peru peaked at 0.0361 <$2.15 a day in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 <$2.15 a day, in 2014.

That places Peru 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 0.0244 <$2.15 a day —
2009 0.0361 <$2.15 a day +48.0%
2010 0.0192 <$2.15 a day -46.7%
2011 0.0157 <$2.15 a day -18.6%
2012 0.0139 <$2.15 a day -11.3%
2013 0.0101 <$2.15 a day -27.4%
2014 0.0079 <$2.15 a day -22.1%
2015 0.0113 <$2.15 a day +43.6%
2016 0.0091 <$2.15 a day -19.1%
2017 0.0123 <$2.15 a day +35.1%
2018 0.0088 <$2.15 a day -28.9%
2019 0.0093 <$2.15 a day +6.0%
2020 0.0233 <$2.15 a day +150.8%
2021 0.0167 <$2.15 a day -28.2%
2022 0.0166 <$2.15 a day -0.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.0166 <$2.15 a day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0396 <$2.15 a day, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.0166 <$2.15 a day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0218 <$2.15 a day, 76% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +150.8% 0.0093 <$2.15 a day 0.0233 <$2.15 a day

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0302 <$2.15 a day 0.0244 <$2.15 a day 0.0361 <$2.15 a day 2
2010s 0.0117 <$2.15 a day 0.0079 <$2.15 a day 0.0192 <$2.15 a day 10
2020s 0.0189 <$2.15 a day 0.0166 <$2.15 a day 0.0233 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 25 Costa Rica 0.0218 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 26 Bolivia 0.0177 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 27 Turkey 0.017 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 29 Argentina 0.0153 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 30 Panama 0.0094 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 31 Uruguay 0.0092 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor in Peru?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor in Peru was 0.0166 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0361 <$2.15 a day in 2009.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 <$2.15 a day in 2014.
How does Peru rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor?
Peru ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
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