Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Peru: key statistics
Peru has 34.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $9,684. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Lima
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Nuevo sol PEN
- Languages
- Spanish, Aymara, Quechua
- ISO codes
- PEPER
Population34.6m2025 · rank 48 of 217GDP$335bn2025 · rank 47 of 211GDP per capita$9,6842025 · rank 106 of 211Life expectancy77.9 yrs2024 · rank 73 of 217Internet users82.0%2024 · rank 96 of 188Fertility1.972024 · rank 103 of 217CO₂ per person2.02 t2024 · rank 114 of 203Inflation1.5%2025 · rank 132 of 180
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Peru, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Peru by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 34.6m | 2025 | 48/217 | 5/42 | +14% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.04% | 2025 | 99/217 | 11/42 | −0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 85.6% | 2025 | 46/217 | 13/42 | +4.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.97 | 2024 | 103/217 | 15/42 | −13% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 9.5% | 2025 | 105/217 | 28/42 | +1.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 23.6% | 2025 | 106/217 | 16/42 | −3.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 26.7 | 2024 | 178/216 | 33/42 | +14% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 15.8 | 2024 | 100/217 | 12/42 | −14% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 2024 | 19/216 | 4/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $335bn | 2025 | 47/211 | 6/41 | +76% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $9,684 | 2025 | 106/211 | 27/41 | +55% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $18,816 | 2025 | 111/199 | 29/38 | +62% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $8,430 | 2025 | 100/201 | 25/38 | +33% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.4% | 2025 | 101/210 | 18/41 | +0.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.4% | 2025 | 108/210 | 21/41 | +0.3 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 7.5% | 2024 | 88/198 | 13/37 | +0.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 34.3% | 2024 | 37/201 | 5/38 | +2.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 50.9% | 2024 | 142/201 | 34/38 | −1.5 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 20.3% | 2025 | 119/175 | 13/25 | −4.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 24.0% | 2025 | 66/163 | 5/22 | +3.4 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.5% | 2025 | 132/180 | 19/31 | −1.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 7.7% | 2022 | 37/136 | 8/31 | −10.1 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 12.6% | 2022 | 41/136 | 10/31 | −6.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 3.57 | 2025 | 128/210 | 19/39 | +12% | — | |
| Government debt | 35.2% | 2021 | 59/78 | 13/14 | +14.5 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 15.9% | 2021 | 76/142 | 8/20 | ±0.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 22.8% | 2021 | 90/142 | 12/20 | +5.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 34.2% | 2024 | 82/119 | 16/22 | −1.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.81% | 2025 | 128/156 | 14/22 | −0.9 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 30.0% | 2025 | 113/184 | 18/27 | +8.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 21.8% | 2025 | 163/184 | 22/27 | −2.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 51.8% | 2025 | 140/184 | 18/27 | +6.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 3.6% | 2025 | 45/185 | 7/35 | +8.4 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.1% | 2025 | 69/197 | 16/38 | −0.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.6% | 2025 | 105/178 | 24/35 | +0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.1m | 2020 | 92/196 | 17/41 | −62% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 2025 | 95/187 | 19/31 | +1.8 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 9.5% | 2025 | 123/187 | 23/31 | +2.6 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 72.9% | 2025 | 23/187 | 3/31 | −3.0 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 65.0% | 2025 | 24/187 | 3/31 | −2.6 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $586m | 2023 | 58/145 | 6/32 | +61% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.2% | 2023 | 117/139 | 24/30 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $17.3 | 2023 | 117/145 | 24/32 | +42% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 5.1% | 2024 | 56/151 | 4/22 | −2.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 10.7% | 2024 | 62/151 | 4/22 | −3.7 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 25.7% | 2025 | 55/145 | 11/23 | +3.9 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 40.1 | 2024 | 36/151 | 15/22 | −7.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 5.7% | 2024 | 74/167 | 10/28 | +0.5 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 41.5% | 2025 | 23/190 | 7/32 | +19.2 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 93.7% | 2024 | 71/141 | 16/26 | ±0.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 90.7% | 2024 | 85/147 | 21/28 | +0.2 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 112.8% | 2024 | 24/191 | 5/39 | +9.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 108.3% | 2024 | 30/176 | 8/37 | +8.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 71.2% | 2017 | 49/172 | 7/31 | +37.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 95.0% | 2019 | — | — | −7.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.4 | 2018 | 93/173 | 16/30 | −17% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.4% | 2024 | 82/184 | 16/38 | +0.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.9 yrs | 2024 | 73/217 | 11/42 | +3.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 11.0 | 2024 | 108/196 | 21/35 | −23% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 12.9 | 2024 | 108/196 | 20/35 | −25% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 51 | 2023 | 94/194 | 19/34 | −32% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.6% | 2023 | 114/193 | 20/33 | +0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $446 | 2023 | 101/193 | 25/33 | +39% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.69 | 2023 | 90/180 | 16/29 | +48% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 89% | 2024 | 109/193 | 18/33 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.4% | 2024 | 78/153 | 26/29 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 11.5% | 2023 | 89/154 | 12/28 | −6.1 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 95.6% | 2024 | 120/206 | 24/35 | +5.8 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 78.8% | 2024 | 143/203 | 31/34 | +5.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 82.0% | 2024 | 96/188 | 15/34 | +41.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 124.6 | 2024 | 77/210 | 15/40 | +18% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 11.7 | 2024 | 114/208 | 30/39 | +99% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 96.5% | 2024 | 148/215 | 35/42 | +3.6 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 93.0% | 2024 | 99/192 | 23/33 | +19.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.02 t | 2024 | 114/203 | 24/39 | +14% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 30.6% | 2021 | 79/212 | 11/41 | ±0.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 61.8% | 2021 | 52/206 | 12/41 | +5.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 52.7% | 2024 | 51/214 | 17/42 | −1.9 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 3.1% | 2024 | 156/206 | 30/39 | +0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.6% | 2022 | 140/177 | 25/33 | +0.2 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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