Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Peru

Peru: Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.1% in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
0.1%
Change on year
down 49.6%
World rank
25th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2006
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2006–2015

Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Peru, 2006–2015

00.20.40.60.82006201020152006: 0.725 %2007: 0.442 %2008: 0.344 %2009: 0.363 %2010: 0.25 %2011: 0.29 %2012: 0.257 %2013: 0.126 %2014: 0.118 %2015: 0.059 %

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.1% for proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.6% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Peru peaked at 0.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.

That places Peru 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Peru, 2006 to 2015.
Year % Change
2006 0.7%
2007 0.4% -39.0%
2008 0.3% -22.1%
2009 0.4% +5.4%
2010 0.3% -31.1%
2011 0.3% +15.8%
2012 0.3% -11.4%
2013 0.1% -51.0%
2014 0.1% -6.6%
2015 0.1% -49.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Peru?
Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Peru was 0.1% in 2015, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
How does Peru rank for proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Peru ranks 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2015.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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Percentage of population pushed below 1.90 international $ per day consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health spending