Poverty and living standards in San Martin, Peru: official figures
21.3% of the people of San Martin lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (11th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in San Martin?
Monetary poverty in San Martin was 21.3% in 2025 against 22.0% in 2024, down 0.7 percentage points (not a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 25.4% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 23.5% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for San Martin?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for San Martin runs from 17.0% to 25.7% (coefficient of variation 10.4%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 26.1% in 2017.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in San Martin compare with other departments?
INEI places San Martin in group 3 of 5 groups of departments (group 1 is the poorest) whose 2025 poverty rates are statistically similar; INEI gives the group a 95% confidence range of 19.4% to 22.3%, together with Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Cusco, the Lima region, Tacna and Ucayali.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in San Martin?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places San Martin in group 3 of 5 for 2025 (group 1 is the poorest), with a 95% confidence range of 2.9% to 4.3% for the group.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the average income in San Martin?
Average real income per person in San Martin was 1,256 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (9th highest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 1,252).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHas income recovered since the pandemic in San Martin?
Real income per person in San Martin was 1,256 soles a month in 2025 against 1,106 in 2019 and 1,034 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of +13.6% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow San Martin compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
San Martin ranks 14 of 24, highest first. Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | People in monetary poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | La Libertad | 25.5% |
| 12 | Ancash | 22.9% |
| 13 | Ucayali | 21.8% |
| 14 | San Martin | 21.3% |
| 15 | Apurimac | 20.9% |
| 16 | Amazonas | 20.4% |
| 17 | Cusco | 18.8% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
San Martin ranks 8 of 24, highest first. Constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices; Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | Average real income per person a month (soles) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | La Libertad | 1,300 |
| 6 | Madre de Dios | 1,292 |
| 7 | Junin | 1,284 |
| 8 | San Martin | 1,256 |
| 9 | Callao | 1,207 |
| 10 | Lambayeque | 1,205 |
| 11 | Ancash | 1,203 |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: Evolucion de la Pobreza Monetaria 2016-2025, Informe Tecnico (ENAHO): cuadros III.1 (poverty incidence by department), I.15 (real income per person by department), 4.2 and 4.4 (groups of departments with statistically similar total and extreme poverty), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 475cc9c6b9c3…)
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