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

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 20.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2021
All-time low
12.6%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 16.22009: 16.72010: 15.32011: 14.92012: 142013: 132014: 12.62015: 15.82016: 14.92017: 16.52018: 16.12019: 18.92020: 14.32021: 20.62022: 20.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 20.6% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Peru peaked at 20.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 22nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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) -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.2%
2009 16.7% +3.4%
2010 15.3% -8.5%
2011 14.9% -3.0%
2012 14.0% -6.1%
2013 13.0% -7.2%
2014 12.6% -3.0%
2015 15.8% +25.8%
2016 14.9% -5.9%
2017 16.5% +11.0%
2018 16.1% -2.8%
2019 18.9% +17.7%
2020 14.3% -24.1%
2021 20.6% +43.5%
2022 20.6% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.5% 16.2% 16.7% 2
2010s 15.2% 12.6% 18.9% 10
2020s 18.5% 14.3% 20.6% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 23.7% compare
  2. 20 El Salvador 21.3% compare
  3. 21 Paraguay 20.8% compare
  4. 23 Mexico 20.4% compare
  5. 24 Serbia 19.6% compare
  6. 25 Costa Rica 19.5% compare

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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 20.6% 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 20.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Peru ranks 22nd out of 36 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 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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