Peru - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Peru was 1.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 7.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.00 |
| 1998 | 6.60 |
| 1999 | 6.80 |
| 2000 | 6.10 |
| 2001 | 6.40 |
| 2002 | 5.50 |
| 2003 | 3.80 |
| 2004 | 4.50 |
| 2005 | 5.40 |
| 2006 | 4.60 |
| 2007 | 3.70 |
| 2008 | 2.80 |
| 2009 | 2.20 |
| 2010 | 1.60 |
| 2011 | 1.40 |
| 2012 | 1.40 |
| 2013 | 1.20 |
| 2014 | 1.00 |
| 2015 | 1.00 |
| 2016 | 0.90 |
| 2017 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | 0.70 |
| 2019 | 0.60 |
| 2020 | 1.40 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Peru was 4.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.20 in 1997 and a minimum value of 2.20 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.20 |
| 1998 | 13.70 |
| 1999 | 13.90 |
| 2000 | 13.30 |
| 2001 | 14.00 |
| 2002 | 12.40 |
| 2003 | 10.40 |
| 2004 | 11.40 |
| 2005 | 12.60 |
| 2006 | 10.90 |
| 2007 | 9.20 |
| 2008 | 7.50 |
| 2009 | 6.30 |
| 2010 | 5.00 |
| 2011 | 4.60 |
| 2012 | 4.30 |
| 2013 | 3.90 |
| 2014 | 3.50 |
| 2015 | 3.40 |
| 2016 | 3.30 |
| 2017 | 3.20 |
| 2018 | 2.60 |
| 2019 | 2.20 |
| 2020 | 4.50 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Peru was 12.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.90 in 2001 and a minimum value of 7.10 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.10 |
| 1998 | 25.70 |
| 1999 | 26.20 |
| 2000 | 25.50 |
| 2001 | 26.90 |
| 2002 | 24.40 |
| 2003 | 22.70 |
| 2004 | 23.20 |
| 2005 | 25.00 |
| 2006 | 22.00 |
| 2007 | 18.90 |
| 2008 | 16.30 |
| 2009 | 14.70 |
| 2010 | 12.60 |
| 2011 | 11.70 |
| 2012 | 10.70 |
| 2013 | 10.10 |
| 2014 | 9.50 |
| 2015 | 9.20 |
| 2016 | 9.10 |
| 2017 | 8.90 |
| 2018 | 7.90 |
| 2019 | 7.10 |
| 2020 | 12.30 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
