Income share held by third 20% in Peru
Peru: Income share held by third 20% was 15.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share held by third 20% in Peru, 1985–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2024, income share held by third 20% in Peru stood at 15.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Peru peaked at 15.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1998.
Peru ranks 79th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 36.2% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 10.7% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.1% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.5% (2024)
- Prosperity gap 3.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2024)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 13.1% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 25.4% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 3.3% (2024)
- Population living in slums 45.1% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 10.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Peru?
- Income share held by third 20% in Peru was 15.4% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by third 20% recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1998.
- How does Peru rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Peru ranks 79th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by third 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.