Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Peru
Peru: Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time was 5.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5.1% for extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Peru peaked at 27.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2022.
Peru ranks 39th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 25.7% | 26.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 13.7% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 36 Tajikistan 6.1% compare
- 37 Bangladesh 5.9% compare
- 38 India 5.3% compare
- 40 El Salvador 4.6% compare
- 41 Georgia 4.2% compare
- 42 Indonesia 4.0% compare
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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (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)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3062 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Peru?
- Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Peru was 5.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time?
- Peru ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.