Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru
Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 27.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Peru is 27.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 150.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Peru peaked at 27.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2008.
Peru ranks 32nd 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 -extreme poor in Peru, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.8% | — |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +85.6% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +63.5% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +0.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 27.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Peru's 27.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.1%, 56% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 9.8% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 16.9% | 27.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 36.0% compare
- 30 Panama 35.7% compare
- 31 Colombia 33.5% compare
- 33 El Salvador 17.9% compare
- 34 Brazil 17.3% compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 11.1% compare
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Peru?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Peru was 27.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.1%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap