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

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 15.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15.8%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2022
All-time low
7.0%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 7.6 poorest2009: 11.3 poorest2010: 9.2 poorest2011: 8.4 poorest2012: 7.3 poorest2013: 7.1 poorest2014: 7 poorest2015: 8.7 poorest2016: 8.8 poorest2017: 9.6 poorest2018: 10.1 poorest2019: 12.2 poorest2020: 11.3 poorest2021: 15.1 poorest2022: 15.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru is 15.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 115.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 15.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2014.

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

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.4% 7.6% 11.3% 2
2010s 8.9% 7.0% 12.2% 10
2020s 14.1% 11.3% 15.8% 3

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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 15.8% 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 15.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 27th out of 34 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 115.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap