Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Peru

Peru: Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions was 8.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.1%
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
27th
of 37 countries
All-time high
12.2%
in 2012
All-time low
8.1%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Peru, 2008–2022

02.557.51012.52008201520222008: 10.52009: 9.72010: 11.32011: 11.12012: 12.22013: 11.52014: 11.52015: 10.42016: 10.52017: 10.42018: 10.12019: 102020: 9.32021: 10.22022: 8.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Peru stood at 8.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Peru peaked at 12.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2022.

Peru ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.5% —
2009 9.7% -7.2%
2010 11.3% +16.5%
2011 11.1% -2.0%
2012 12.2% +10.2%
2013 11.5% -6.0%
2014 11.5% +0.2%
2015 10.4% -9.9%
2016 10.5% +1.1%
2017 10.4% -0.7%
2018 10.1% -2.9%
2019 10.0% -0.8%
2020 9.3% -7.2%
2021 10.2% +9.9%
2022 8.1% -21.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 8.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 36% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 8.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 54% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.1% 9.7% 10.5% 2
2010s 10.9% 10.0% 12.2% 10
2020s 9.2% 8.1% 10.2% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 24 Colombia 10.6% compare
  2. 25 Vietnam 9.5% compare
  3. 26 Sri Lanka 8.5% compare
  4. 28 Indonesia 7.7% compare
  5. 29 El Salvador 6.7% compare
  6. 30 Pakistan 6.4% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Peru?
Coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Peru was 8.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for coverage (%) - contributory pensions?
Peru ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)