Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Peru
Peru: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 557.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Peru is 557.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Peru peaked at 3.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2001 and was at its lowest, 511.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2021.
Peru ranks 36th 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 | 3.17 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.11 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 843.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 535.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.14 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 671.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 511.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 33 Honduras 746.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 34 Guatemala 683.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 35 Mexico 635.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 37 Germany 508.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 38 Iran 488.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 39 Vietnam 436.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices 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)
- 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 total shortfall from extreme poverty in Peru?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Peru was 557.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2001.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 511.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Peru ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.