Central government debt, total in Peru
Peru: Central government debt, total was 35.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Central government debt, total in Peru, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, central government debt, total in Peru stood at 35.2%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Peru peaked at 189.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2013.
That places Peru 65th out of 83 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central government debt, total in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 189.2% | — |
| 1991 | 78.2% | -58.7% |
| 1992 | 80.1% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 70.6% | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -41.4% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 55.5% | 189.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 26.1% | 32.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.4% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 34.8% | 35.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Peru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1224 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 1,044 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4595 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,918 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 836.05 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,135 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 9.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Peru?
- Central government debt, total in Peru was 35.2% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 189.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2013.
- How does Peru rank for central government debt, total?
- Peru ranks 65th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.