Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Peru

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 8.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.4%
Change on year
up 37.6%
World rank
34th
of 35 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2009
All-time low
3.3%
in 2020
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Peru, 2008–2022

46810122008201520222008: 5.22009: 11.82010: 4.72011: 62012: 4.82013: 42014: 3.72015: 4.52016: 42017: 5.62018: 62019: 6.12020: 3.32021: 6.12022: 8.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 8.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 37.6% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 11.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2020.

Peru ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 5.2%
2009 11.8% +127.8%
2010 4.7% -60.2%
2011 6.0% +27.2%
2012 4.8% -20.2%
2013 4.0% -16.2%
2014 3.7% -7.6%
2015 4.5% +21.6%
2016 4.0% -11.6%
2017 5.6% +41.5%
2018 6.0% +6.6%
2019 6.1% +2.3%
2020 3.3% -45.8%
2021 6.1% +83.4%
2022 8.4% +37.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.5% 5.2% 11.8% 2
2010s 4.9% 3.7% 6.1% 10
2020s 5.9% 3.3% 8.4% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 31 Uruguay 12.3% compare
  2. 32 Panama 11.1% compare
  3. 33 Kazakhstan 11.0% compare
  4. 35 Brazil 3.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru was 8.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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