Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Peru: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.5% (2025), 132nd of 180 in the world and 19th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 5.4% (2025), 55th of 209 in the world and 11th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 12.6% (2022), 41st of 136 in the world and 10th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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14 indicators
Prices & public finance: Peru in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.5%2025 | 132/180 | 19/31 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | −1.9 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 5.4%2025 | 55/209 | 11/40 | 3.5% | 5.7% | 3.7% | +2.8 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 12.6%2022 | 41/136 | 10/31 | 30.0% | 19.0% | 12.9% | −6.6 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 7.7%2022 | 37/136 | 8/31 | 25.6% | 12.5% | 8.9% | −10.1 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 3.572025 | 128/210 | 19/39 | 3.49 | 2.83 | 3.49 | +12%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 15.9%2021 | 76/142 | 8/20 | 12.6% | 15.5% | 13.2% | ±0.0 ppsince 2011 | 14.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 20.7%2021 | 92/142 | 13/20 | 17.9% | 20.3% | 18.1% | −0.1 ppsince 2011 | 22.8% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 22.8%2021 | 90/142 | 12/20 | 18.4% | 17.8% | 26.9% | +5.2 ppsince 2011 | 27.6% | — | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 35.2%2021 | 59/78 | 13/14 | · | 23.7% | 34.8% | +14.5 ppsince 2011 | 69.1% | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 34.2%2024 | 82/119 | 16/22 | 57.0% | 30.8% | 38.2% | −1.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 39.6%2024 | 85/169 | 19/31 | 26.3% | 30.3% | 55.3% | −1.3 ppsince 2014 | 52.9% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 61.6%2022 | 69/146 | 19/31 | 33.2% | 38.8% | 73.4% | +20.7 ppsince 2012 | 72.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 10.42025 | 17/165 | 1/32 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 17.7 | −23%since 2015 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.81%2025 | 128/156 | 14/22 | 1.79% | 1.48% | 1.32% | −0.9 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−1.9 pp1.5% in 2025
- External debt−1.2 pp34.2% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+14.5 pp35.2% in 2021
- Reserves, months of imports−23%10.4 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Peru and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Peru. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Peru | Brazil | Colombia | Chile | Ecuador | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.5%2025 | 5.0%2025 | 5.1%2025 | 4.2%2025 | 0.7%2025 | 19.5%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 5.4%2025 | 5.7%2025 | 5.4%2025 | 6.8%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 19.9%2025 |
| Lending rate | 12.6%2022 | 45.3%2025 | 14.3%2025 | 4.2%2018 | — | 10.2%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 7.7%2022 | 37.5%2025 | 8.4%2025 | 2.5%2018 | — | -8.1%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 3.572025 | 5.592025 | 4,053.142025 | 951.332025 | 1.002025 | 6.912025 |
| Tax revenue | 15.9%2021 | 15.4%2024 | 15.2%2024 | 18.3%2024 | 13.1%2022 | 17.0%2007 |
| Government revenue | 20.7%2021 | 26.4%2024 | 25.8%2024 | 21.9%2024 | 31.0%2022 | 23.3%2007 |
| Government expense | 22.8%2021 | 32.4%2023 | 33.3%2023 | 24.6%2023 | 30.4%2022 | 21.8%2007 |
| Government debt | 35.2%2021 | 81.9%2024 | 71.2%2024 | — | — | — |