Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Peru
Peru: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.2% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
The figure is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Peru peaked at 7.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -5.8%, in 2001.
That places Peru 121st out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | -5.8% | -254.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -122.9% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -113.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -1266.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -72.1% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +350.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +91.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7% | -109.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -901.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -72.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +109.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | -1.6% | -148.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -162.0% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -148.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -563.3% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +107.9% |
| 2022 | -3.0% | -162.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -134.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +75.7% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -32.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 51% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 94% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1266.7% | -0.2% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | -5.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -1.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -3.0% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 71.12 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3644 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 51.93 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Peru?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Peru was 1.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Peru ranks 121st out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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