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

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st was 5.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.8%
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
31st
of 35 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 2009
All-time low
3.2%
in 2020
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

02462008201520222008: 3.82009: 6.82010: 3.22011: 42012: 3.22013: 3.32014: 3.62015: 3.62016: 3.72017: 4.62018: 5.62019: 4.92020: 3.22021: 5.12022: 5.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Peru stood at 5.8%.

The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Peru peaked at 6.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2020.

Peru ranks 31st of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 3.8%
2009 6.8% +80.6%
2010 3.2% -52.7%
2011 4.0% +22.3%
2012 3.2% -19.9%
2013 3.3% +3.0%
2014 3.6% +10.0%
2015 3.6% +0.6%
2016 3.7% +3.4%
2017 4.6% +23.4%
2018 5.6% +21.2%
2019 4.9% -11.7%
2020 3.2% -36.0%
2021 5.1% +61.6%
2022 5.8% +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.3% 3.8% 6.8% 2
2010s 4.0% 3.2% 5.6% 10
2020s 4.7% 3.2% 5.8% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

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  4. 32 Romania 5.2% compare
  5. 33 Kazakhstan 4.7% compare
  6. 34 Uruguay 2.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Peru?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Peru was 5.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st?
Peru ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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