Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Peru

Peru: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2952 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2952
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
39th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4941
in 1995
All-time low
0.2952
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Peru, 1995–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51995200720201995: 0.4941996: 0.4551997: 0.431998: 0.4761999: 0.3982000: 0.3922001: 0.3682002: 0.3552003: 0.3452004: 0.3222005: 0.312006: 0.3042007: 0.3112008: 0.3172009: 0.3322010: 0.3192011: 0.322012: 0.3312013: 0.342014: 0.3562015: 0.3222016: 0.3242017: 0.3162018: 0.3322019: 0.3152020: 0.295

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Peru is 0.2952, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Peru peaked at 0.4941 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2952, in 2020.

Peru ranks 39th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Peru, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.4941
1996 0.4554 -7.8%
1997 0.4302 -5.5%
1998 0.4764 +10.7%
1999 0.3976 -16.6%
2000 0.3921 -1.4%
2001 0.3684 -6.0%
2002 0.3548 -3.7%
2003 0.3445 -2.9%
2004 0.3218 -6.6%
2005 0.3101 -3.6%
2006 0.3036 -2.1%
2007 0.3107 +2.3%
2008 0.3172 +2.1%
2009 0.3325 +4.8%
2010 0.3188 -4.1%
2011 0.3199 +0.3%
2012 0.3313 +3.6%
2013 0.3402 +2.7%
2014 0.3559 +4.6%
2015 0.3224 -9.4%
2016 0.3236 +0.4%
2017 0.3157 -2.4%
2018 0.3316 +5.0%
2019 0.3145 -5.1%
2020 0.2952 -6.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.2952 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 72% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.2952 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4561, 65% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4508 0.3976 0.4941 5
2000s 0.3356 0.3036 0.3921 10
2010s 0.3274 0.3145 0.3559 10
2020s 0.2952 0.2952 0.2952 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 36 Lithuania 0.3096 compare
  2. 37 Romania 0.3072 compare
  3. 38 Honduras 0.2959 compare
  4. 40 Slovakia 0.2671 compare
  5. 41 Austria 0.2427 compare
  6. 42 Azerbaijan 0.2283 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Peru?
Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Peru was 0.2952 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4941 in 1995.
What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2952 in 2020.
How does Peru rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Peru ranks 39th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
79 places, 1,532 data points, 1972–2020
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