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Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Peru

Peru: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 0.0039 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0039 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0073 <$2.15 a day
in 2009
All-time low
0.0018 <$2.15 a day
in 2013
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Peru, 2008–2022

0.0020.0040.0060.0082008201520222008: 0.005 <$2.15 a day2009: 0.007 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.006 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.004 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.003 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.002 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.002 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.002 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.003 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.003 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.002 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.002 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.006 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.004 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.004 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Peru is 0.0039 <$2.15 a day, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Peru peaked at 0.0073 <$2.15 a day in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 <$2.15 a day, in 2013.

Peru ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Peru, year by year

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 0.0055 <$2.15 a day —
2009 0.0073 <$2.15 a day +34.6%
2010 0.0061 <$2.15 a day -17.4%
2011 0.0038 <$2.15 a day -37.8%
2012 0.0034 <$2.15 a day -8.6%
2013 0.0018 <$2.15 a day -46.4%
2014 0.0025 <$2.15 a day +33.6%
2015 0.0022 <$2.15 a day -12.2%
2016 0.0026 <$2.15 a day +21.4%
2017 0.0032 <$2.15 a day +22.6%
2018 0.0021 <$2.15 a day -35.0%
2019 0.0023 <$2.15 a day +8.8%
2020 0.0062 <$2.15 a day +173.4%
2021 0.0037 <$2.15 a day -40.3%
2022 0.0039 <$2.15 a day +4.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.0039 <$2.15 a day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0332 <$2.15 a day, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.0039 <$2.15 a day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0039 <$2.15 a day, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0064 <$2.15 a day 0.0055 <$2.15 a day 0.0073 <$2.15 a day 2
2010s 0.003 <$2.15 a day 0.0018 <$2.15 a day 0.0061 <$2.15 a day 10
2020s 0.0046 <$2.15 a day 0.0037 <$2.15 a day 0.0062 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 24 Honduras 0.0046 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 25 Ecuador 0.0042 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 26 Argentina 0.0039 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 28 Dominican Republic 0.0038 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 29 Costa Rica 0.0029 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 30 Mexico 0.0029 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Peru?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Peru was 0.0039 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0073 <$2.15 a day in 2009.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 <$2.15 a day in 2013.
How does Peru rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Peru ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)