Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Peru
Peru: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Peru is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 221.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Peru peaked at 1.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2018.
Peru ranks 82nd of 189 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 outflows as share of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -29.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +2186.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +166.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -99.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +175.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1485.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -98.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1478.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +1740.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -84.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -134333.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -100.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +67249.2% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -305.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -574.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +128.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -37.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +851.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -44.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +500.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -90.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +253.9% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -183.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -327.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | -152.7% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -38.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -526.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -127.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -325.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -27.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 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 outflows as share of gdp in Peru?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Peru was 0.4% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.