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
29th
of 36 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 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 7.6% —
2009 11.3% +48.9%
2010 9.2% -18.5%
2011 8.4% -8.3%
2012 7.3% -13.2%
2013 7.1% -3.0%
2014 7.0% -1.1%
2015 8.7% +23.9%
2016 8.8% +0.9%
2017 9.6% +9.3%
2018 10.1% +4.8%
2019 12.2% +21.4%
2020 11.3% -7.8%
2021 15.1% +34.2%
2022 15.8% +4.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 15.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 15.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 79% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 26 Colombia 17.4% compare
  2. 27 Vietnam 17.1% compare
  3. 28 Romania 16.1% compare
  4. 30 Chile 15.7% compare
  5. 31 Turkey 15.5% compare
  6. 32 Kazakhstan 12.9% 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 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 29th 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 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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