Peru - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Peru was 9.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.20 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7.00 in 1998.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 7.20
1998 7.00
1999 7.10
2000 8.20
2001 7.70
2002 7.30
2003 7.40
2004 8.00
2005 7.80
2006 7.90
2007 8.00
2008 8.60
2009 8.70
2010 9.20
2011 9.40
2012 9.50
2013 9.60
2014 9.80
2015 9.90
2016 9.70
2017 9.70
2018 10.00
2019 10.20
2020 9.60

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Peru was 14.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.20 in 2019 and a minimum value of 11.60 in 1998.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 12.40
1998 11.60
1999 11.70
2000 13.60
2001 12.70
2002 12.20
2003 12.00
2004 13.10
2005 13.00
2006 13.20
2007 13.30
2008 14.00
2009 13.90
2010 14.40
2011 14.80
2012 14.80
2013 14.90
2014 15.00
2015 14.80
2016 14.80
2017 14.90
2018 15.00
2019 15.20
2020 14.60

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Peru was 21.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.30 in 2019 and a minimum value of 19.10 in 1998.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 20.40
1998 19.10
1999 19.30
2000 21.50
2001 20.70
2002 19.60
2003 19.30
2004 20.80
2005 20.80
2006 21.10
2007 21.10
2008 21.80
2009 21.70
2010 21.80
2011 22.00
2012 22.00
2013 22.10
2014 22.20
2015 21.80
2016 22.10
2017 22.20
2018 22.20
2019 22.30
2020 21.90

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Peru was 49.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.30 in 1998 and a minimum value of 47.20 in 2019.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 57.10
1998 59.30
1999 58.90
2000 53.30
2001 55.50
2002 57.70
2003 57.70
2004 54.30
2005 54.70
2006 54.50
2007 54.20
2008 51.80
2009 51.60
2010 50.30
2011 49.50
2012 49.30
2013 48.90
2014 48.30
2015 48.70
2016 48.80
2017 48.40
2018 47.90
2019 47.20
2020 49.10

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Peru was 32.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.60 in 1999 and a minimum value of 31.10 in 2019.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 40.80
1998 43.60
1999 43.60
2000 36.80
2001 39.10
2002 42.10
2003 42.20
2004 38.00
2005 38.50
2006 38.20
2007 37.80
2008 35.40
2009 35.20
2010 34.20
2011 33.50
2012 33.30
2013 32.70
2014 32.10
2015 32.60
2016 32.60
2017 32.30
2018 31.60
2019 31.10
2020 32.90

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Peru was 1.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.90 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.90 in 1998.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 1.00
1998 0.90
1999 0.90
2000 1.20
2001 1.10
2002 1.10
2003 1.30
2004 1.30
2005 1.20
2006 1.20
2007 1.20
2008 1.30
2009 1.40
2010 1.50
2011 1.50
2012 1.50
2013 1.60
2014 1.60
2015 1.60
2016 1.60
2017 1.70
2018 1.80
2019 1.90
2020 1.70

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Peru was 4.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.20 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2.90 in 1998.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 3.00
1998 2.90
1999 2.90
2000 3.50
2001 3.40
2002 3.20
2003 3.60
2004 3.70
2005 3.60
2006 3.50
2007 3.50
2008 3.80
2009 4.00
2010 4.30
2011 4.40
2012 4.40
2013 4.50
2014 4.70
2015 4.70
2016 4.60
2017 4.70
2018 5.00
2019 5.20
2020 4.80

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution