How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Peru
Peru: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 5.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in 2024.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Peru peaked at 27.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2022.
That places Peru 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Peru?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Peru ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. 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.