Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Peru

Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 5.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.3%
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
27th
of 32 countries
All-time high
6.4%
in 2021
All-time low
2.9%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Peru, 2008–2022

02462008201520222008: 2.9 poorest2009: 4 poorest2010: 5.3 poorest2011: 3.5 poorest2012: 4.1 poorest2013: 3.5 poorest2014: 3.3 poorest2015: 3.9 poorest2016: 3.9 poorest2017: 4.2 poorest2018: 4.3 poorest2019: 4.3 poorest2020: 5.1 poorest2021: 6.4 poorest2022: 5.3 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Peru stood at 5.3%.

The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 6.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2008.

That places Peru 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 3.5% 2.9% 4.0% 2
2010s 4.0% 3.3% 5.3% 10
2020s 5.6% 5.1% 6.4% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 24 Ecuador 10.1% compare
  2. 25 Dominican Republic 8.8% compare
  3. 26 Colombia 8.0% compare
  4. 28 Cote d'Ivoire 5.2% compare
  5. 29 Bolivia 4.7% compare
  6. 30 Paraguay 2.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Peru?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Peru was 5.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2008.
How does Peru rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap