Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Peru

Peru: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
26.19 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
8th
of 32 countries
All-time high
28.83 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2010
All-time low
26.19 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2022
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Peru, 2010–2022

01020302010201620222010: 28.8 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 28.5 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 27.8 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 27.4 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 26.4 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 27.1 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 27.2 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 26.8 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 27.3 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 26.8 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 26.2 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

In 2022, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Peru stood at 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Peru peaked at 28.83 Percentage of full-time employment in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2022.

That places Peru 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.51 Percentage of full-time employment 26.44 Percentage of full-time employment 28.83 Percentage of full-time employment 9
2020s 26.75 Percentage of full-time employment 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment 27.29 Percentage of full-time employment 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 5 Israel 28.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 6 Chile 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 7 Luxembourg 26.32 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 9 Romania 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 10 Cyprus 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 11 Brazil 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Peru?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Peru was 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 28.83 Percentage of full-time employment in 2010.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment in 2022.
How does Peru rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Peru ranks 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.