Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Peru
Peru: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.2952 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Peru, 1995–2020
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 … total in Peru, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.