Foreign aid and investments received in Peru
Peru: Foreign aid and investments received was 4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 155 countries
All-time high
6.39 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2020
All-time low
503.38 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Peru recorded 4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Peru peaked at 6.39 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2020 and was at its lowest, 503.38 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2006.
Peru ranks 19th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid and investments received in Peru, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 582.15 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 1.18 billion millions of current united states dollars | +102.0% |
| 2002 | 1.19 billion millions of current united states dollars | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.11 billion millions of current united states dollars | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 715.75 million millions of current united states dollars | -35.5% |
| 2005 | 2.52 billion millions of current united states dollars | +252.5% |
| 2006 | 503.38 million millions of current united states dollars | -80.0% |
| 2007 | 3.11 billion millions of current united states dollars | +518.0% |
| 2008 | 3.14 billion millions of current united states dollars | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.48 billion millions of current united states dollars | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.87 billion millions of current united states dollars | -46.2% |
| 2011 | 2.64 billion millions of current united states dollars | +41.1% |
| 2012 | 2.43 billion millions of current united states dollars | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 846.79 million millions of current united states dollars | -65.1% |
| 2014 | 1.92 billion millions of current united states dollars | +126.9% |
| 2015 | 3.58 billion millions of current united states dollars | +86.4% |
| 2016 | 3.49 billion millions of current united states dollars | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.10 billion millions of current united states dollars | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 1.88 billion millions of current united states dollars | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.97 billion millions of current united states dollars | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 6.39 billion millions of current united states dollars | +224.4% |
| 2021 | 6.10 billion millions of current united states dollars | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.00 billion millions of current united states dollars | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.49 billion millions of current united states dollars | -25.2% |
| 2024 | 4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars | -1.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 818.00 million millions of current united states dollars, 5.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 704.40 million millions of current united states dollars, 6.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid and investments received 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +518.0% | 503.38 million millions of current united states dollars | 3.11 billion millions of current united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 billion millions of current united states dollars | 503.38 million millions of current united states dollars | 3.48 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 billion millions of current united states dollars | 846.79 million millions of current united states dollars | 3.58 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 billion millions of current united states dollars | 4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars | 6.39 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- 17 Malaysia 4.78 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 18 Palestine 4.56 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 20 Jordan 4.20 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 21 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.13 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 22 Ecuador 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Peru?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Peru was 4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 503.38 million millions of current united states dollars in 2006.
- How does Peru rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Peru ranks 19th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).