Poverty & Inequality in Peru 100 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Peru. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys 2025 down 10.0% 4th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 20.7% 73rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.0% 84th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman 2023 down 14.5% 115th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,851 kg per hectare 2024 up 20.8% 49th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.9% 125th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year 2024 up 154.7% 78th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 2022 up 2.4% 118th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% 2022 up 2.4% 118th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 19.9% 147th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year 2022 up 163.5% 50th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -10 % change on previous year 2025 — 65th Gender Inequality Index 0.34 2023 down 15.8% 87th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% 2023 up 52.4% 123rd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1145 2023 down 7.2% 88th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1145 2023 down 7.2% 88th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1295 2023 down 9.1% 107th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.1% 2024 down 36.2% 41st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.5% 2024 down 40.0% 37th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 10.7% 2024 down 25.7% 46th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 36.2% 2024 down 4.7% 49th Prosperity gap 3.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 10.0% 48th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3062 2023 down 16.7% 68th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 3.3% 2024 down 32.7% 41st Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 25.4% 2024 down 9.3% 40th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 13.1% 2024 down 15.5% 48th Population living in slums 45.1% 2022 down 2.2% 45th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.633 2023 up 10.3% 79th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.633 2023 up 10.3% 79th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.633 2023 up 10.3% 79th Proportion of population below international poverty line 5.1% 2024 down 36.2% 43rd Three metrics of inequality 69.66 2022 up 3.8% 8th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6966 2022 up 3.8% 8th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 120.22 2023 up 6.2% 98th Income share held by second 20% 10.6% 2024 up 8.2% 95th Income share held by third 20% 15.4% 2024 up 2.7% 81st Income share held by fourth 20% 22.1% 2024 down 0.5% 66th Income share held by highest 20% 46.2% 2024 down 4.3% 31st Income share held by highest 10% 30.3% 2024 down 5.6% 34th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.0% 2024 up 25.0% 100th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.6% 2024 up 19.1% 98th Gini index 40.1 2024 down 7.0% 26th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 17.0% 2024 down 17.1% 24th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 557.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 down 31.1% 36th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 1.5% 2024 down 39.4% 38th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0227 2024 down 2.0% 115th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.6536 2022 up 1.3% 4th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.6536 2022 up 1.3% 4th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% 2024 unchanged 107th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 11,953 2017 up 68.6% 80th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 59.2% 2022 up 6.3% 8th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 35.8% 2022 up 23.0% 2nd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 5.1% 2024 down 35.7% 39th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.4013 2024 down 7.0% 25th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 1.76 million people 2024 down 26.9% 34th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 5.1% 2024 down 35.7% 39th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 5.1% 2024 down 35.7% 39th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 5.1% 2024 down 35.7% 39th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 18.43 million people 2024 up 16.5% 32nd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 5.1% 2024 down 35.7% 39th Page 1 of 2 Next →