Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Peru
Peru: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 4.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Peru, 1998–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 4.2% for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Peru peaked at 10.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2022.
Peru ranks 39th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,851 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.34 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1145 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1145 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1295 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3062 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Peru?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Peru was 4.2% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Peru ranks 39th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".