Share of public paid employees with social security in Peru

Peru: Share of public paid employees with social security was 0.8054 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8054
World rank
37th
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.836
in 2014
All-time low
0.4723
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Share of public paid employees with social security in Peru, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.4722001: 0.6312002: 0.5932005: 0.6622006: 0.6792007: 0.7082008: 0.7592009: 0.762010: 0.7632011: 0.7992012: 0.8112013: 0.832014: 0.8362015: 0.8242016: 0.8182021: 0.805

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.8054 for share of public paid employees with social security in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with social security in Peru peaked at 0.836 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4723, in 2000.

Peru ranks 37th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Share of public paid employees with social security in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with social security in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4723
2001 0.6315 +33.7%
2002 0.5926 -6.2%
2005 0.6623 +11.8%
2006 0.6786 +2.5%
2007 0.7082 +4.4%
2008 0.7585 +7.1%
2009 0.7596 +0.1%
2010 0.7631 +0.5%
2011 0.7987 +4.7%
2012 0.8105 +1.5%
2013 0.8301 +2.4%
2014 0.836 +0.7%
2015 0.8236 -1.5%
2016 0.8182 -0.7%
2021 0.8054 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6579 0.4723 0.7596 8
2010s 0.8115 0.7631 0.836 7
2020s 0.8054 0.8054 0.8054 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 34 Argentina 0.8963 compare
  2. 35 Guatemala 0.8418 compare
  3. 36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8281 compare
  4. 38 Paraguay 0.7772 compare
  5. 39 South Africa 0.7349 compare
  6. 40 Zambia 0.7087 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with social security in Peru?
Share of public paid employees with social security in Peru was 0.8054 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.836 in 2014.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4723 in 2000.
How does Peru rank for share of public paid employees with social security?
Peru ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of public paid employees with social security rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 545 data points, 2000–2021
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