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

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st was 11.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.8%
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2021
All-time low
8.2%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 11.32009: 10.82010: 10.32011: 10.22012: 9.52013: 8.22014: 8.32015: 10.32016: 9.62017: 10.12018: 10.12019: 11.62020: 10.62021: 13.32022: 11.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Peru recorded 11.8% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in 2022.

That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Peru peaked at 13.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2013.

Peru ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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) -urban in Peru, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.3%
2009 10.8% -4.3%
2010 10.3% -4.6%
2011 10.2% -1.3%
2012 9.5% -6.9%
2013 8.2% -13.2%
2014 8.3% +1.1%
2015 10.3% +24.2%
2016 9.6% -7.2%
2017 10.1% +5.6%
2018 10.1% -0.1%
2019 11.6% +15.2%
2020 10.6% -8.8%
2021 13.3% +25.8%
2022 11.8% -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 10.8% 11.3% 2
2010s 9.8% 8.2% 11.6% 10
2020s 11.9% 10.6% 13.3% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 17 South Africa 13.9% compare
  2. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.4% compare
  3. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 11.9% compare
  4. 21 Paraguay 10.4% compare
  5. 22 Mexico 10.4% compare
  6. 23 Costa Rica 10.1% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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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 11.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2013.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
Peru ranks 20th out of 36 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 24.9%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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