Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Peru
Peru: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 3.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Peru, 1970–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Peru stood at 3.1%.
That represents a change of up 34.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Peru peaked at 7.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 1984.
Peru ranks 72nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -0.2% | — |
| 1971 | -0.0% | -79.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -1789.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +32.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | -48.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -16.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -46.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +122.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +289.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -61.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | -0.5% | -330.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -101.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +1417.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +94.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +55.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -40.8% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -113.1% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | +977.6% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -1094.1% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +235.6% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -34.6% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -41.4% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +30.5% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -59.5% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +79.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -42.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +41.6% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +37.4% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +64.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -55.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +83.8% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -79.4% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +578.5% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -64.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +39.8% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -0.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 4.6% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,337 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 16,281 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Peru?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Peru was 3.1% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 1984.
- How does Peru rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 72nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.