Current account balance in Peru
Peru: Current account balance was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Peru stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.1% on the previous year and up 175.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Peru peaked at 4.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -11.8%, in 1988.
That places Peru 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -6.3% | — |
| 1978 | -1.5% | -75.7% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | -396.1% |
| 1980 | -0.6% | -112.2% |
| 1981 | -8.0% | +1331.8% |
| 1982 | -7.4% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | -5.0% | -31.9% |
| 1984 | -1.3% | -73.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -151.2% |
| 1986 | -6.4% | -1042.4% |
| 1987 | -5.6% | -12.2% |
| 1988 | -11.8% | +110.4% |
| 1989 | -2.5% | -78.5% |
| 1990 | -5.4% | +111.9% |
| 1991 | -4.4% | -18.5% |
| 1992 | -5.2% | +19.7% |
| 1993 | -7.1% | +34.9% |
| 1994 | -6.0% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | -8.7% | +44.1% |
| 1996 | -6.6% | -24.0% |
| 1997 | -5.8% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | -6.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | -2.7% | -54.3% |
| 2000 | -3.0% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | -2.3% | -22.6% |
| 2002 | -2.0% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | -1.6% | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -101.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +5123.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +114.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -55.9% |
| 2008 | -4.4% | -408.6% |
| 2009 | -0.6% | -86.4% |
| 2010 | -2.4% | +303.8% |
| 2011 | -2.0% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | -2.9% | +45.4% |
| 2013 | -4.9% | +69.9% |
| 2014 | -4.4% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | -4.8% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | -2.4% | -49.3% |
| 2017 | -1.1% | -54.1% |
| 2018 | -1.3% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -43.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -190.3% |
| 2021 | -2.3% | -449.8% |
| 2022 | -4.1% | +77.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -111.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +396.6% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +50.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.1% | -6.3% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | -4.8% | -11.8% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.8% | -8.7% | -2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -4.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.7% | -4.9% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -4.1% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 9,194 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 7,900 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 29,656 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Peru?
- Current account balance in Peru was 3.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.8% in 1988.
- How does Peru rank for current account balance?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. 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.