Prosperity gap in Peru
Peru: Prosperity gap was 3.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.63 for prosperity gap in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Peru peaked at 8.9 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.49, in 2019.
That places Peru 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.9 | — |
| 1998 | 8.81 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.89 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.43 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 8.64 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.92 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 6.95 | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 7.29 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.87 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 7.09 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 6.35 | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 5.67 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 5.23 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.71 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.3 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.13 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.01 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.97 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.87 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.88 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.63 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.49 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.81 | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.81 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.63 | -4.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.67, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3.63 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.65, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +37.8% | 3.49 | 4.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.87 | 8.81 | 8.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.15 | 5.23 | 8.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 | 3.49 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 | 3.63 | 4.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Peru?
- Prosperity gap in Peru was 3.63 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 1997.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for prosperity gap?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.