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

Latest (2022)
27.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
32nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2022
All-time low
9.8%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Peru, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 9.8 <$2.15 a day2009: 18.2 <$2.15 a day2010: 15.7 <$2.15 a day2011: 12.6 <$2.15 a day2012: 11.2 <$2.15 a day2013: 11 <$2.15 a day2014: 10.2 <$2.15 a day2015: 12.8 <$2.15 a day2016: 11.4 <$2.15 a day2017: 15.8 <$2.15 a day2018: 15.7 <$2.15 a day2019: 20.8 <$2.15 a day2020: 16.9 <$2.15 a day2021: 27.7 <$2.15 a day2022: 27.9 <$2.15 a day

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 36.0% compare
  2. 30 Panama 35.7% compare
  3. 31 Colombia 33.5% compare
  4. 33 El Salvador 17.9% compare
  5. 34 Brazil 17.3% compare
  6. 35 Burkina Faso 11.1% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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