Income share held by highest 10% in Peru
Peru: Income share held by highest 10% was 30.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% 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 highest 10% in Peru stood at 30.3%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Peru peaked at 43.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2024.
That places Peru 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 33.2% | 43.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 35.2% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.1% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.3% | 32.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,851 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.91 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.34 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.17 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1145 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1145 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1295 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3062 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Peru?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Peru was 30.3% 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 highest 10% recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Peru ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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. 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 highest 10%. 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.