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

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 11.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.0%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2022
All-time low
5.5%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

02.557.5102008201520222008: 6 poorest2009: 6.4 poorest2010: 7.1 poorest2011: 6.4 poorest2012: 6.4 poorest2013: 5.5 poorest2014: 6 poorest2015: 7.7 poorest2016: 7.5 poorest2017: 7.6 poorest2018: 7.9 poorest2019: 9.5 poorest2020: 8.5 poorest2021: 10.8 poorest2022: 11 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru stood at 11.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru peaked at 11.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2013.

That places Peru 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.2% 6.0% 6.4% 2
2010s 7.2% 5.5% 9.5% 10
2020s 10.1% 8.5% 11.0% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 19 Malawi 12.3% compare
  2. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 11.6% compare
  3. 21 Paraguay 11.5% compare
  4. 23 Costa Rica 10.5% compare
  5. 24 Colombia 9.5% compare
  6. 25 Uruguay 8.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Peru was 11.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2013.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Peru ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount