Peru - Social safety net programs

Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Peru was 9.99 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.81 in 2008 and a minimum value of 7.99 in 2014.

Definition: Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 12.81
2009 11.03
2010 10.11
2011 10.46
2012 9.80
2013 8.54
2014 7.99
2015 11.01
2016 10.44
2017 10.70
2018 10.26
2019 9.99

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Peru was 50.44 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.98 in 2012 and a minimum value of 48.45 in 2018.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 60.70
2009 56.42
2010 58.01
2011 67.03
2012 67.98
2013 62.29
2014 60.74
2015 49.72
2016 49.17
2017 51.15
2018 48.45
2019 50.44

Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Peru was 59.56 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 86.64 in 2012 and a minimum value of 43.54 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 43.54
2009 56.97
2010 60.76
2011 58.36
2012 86.64
2013 54.34
2014 56.10
2015 57.83
2016 56.99
2017 59.12
2018 59.30
2019 59.56

Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population) in Peru was 90.16 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.01 in 2018 and a minimum value of 78.02 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 78.02
2009 84.59
2010 85.77
2011 85.82
2012 90.02
2013 85.75
2014 88.02
2015 88.16
2016 89.41
2017 90.91
2018 91.01
2019 90.16

Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) in Peru was 80.51 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.77 in 2012 and a minimum value of 61.09 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 61.09
2009 74.57
2010 78.32
2011 77.23
2012 88.77
2013 73.18
2014 76.36
2015 78.24
2016 77.20
2017 79.33
2018 81.23
2019 80.51

Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population) in Peru was 63.89 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.17 in 2012 and a minimum value of 43.61 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 43.61
2009 61.94
2010 66.73
2011 62.03
2012 88.17
2013 57.32
2014 59.76
2015 63.77
2016 61.36
2017 65.02
2018 62.97
2019 63.89

Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population) in Peru was 45.18 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.61 in 2012 and a minimum value of 25.35 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 25.35
2009 45.41
2010 48.64
2011 45.15
2012 85.61
2013 38.75
2014 41.55
2015 40.26
2016 39.91
2017 42.34
2018 43.40
2019 45.18

Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population) in Peru was 18.07 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.65 in 2012 and a minimum value of 9.66 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 9.66
2009 18.33
2010 24.36
2011 21.59
2012 80.65
2013 16.69
2014 14.82
2015 18.72
2016 17.09
2017 18.00
2018 17.91
2019 18.07

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance