Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Peru
Peru: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Peru is 1.42 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 314.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Peru peaked at 2.31 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, -790.09 million BoP, current US$, in 2018.
That places Peru 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Peru, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 700,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | -28.6% |
| 1983 | 9.10 million BoP, current US$ | +1720.0% |
| 1984 | 24.60 million BoP, current US$ | +170.3% |
| 1985 | 200,000 BoP, current US$ | -99.2% |
| 1986 | 800,000 BoP, current US$ | +300.0% |
| 1987 | 21.40 million BoP, current US$ | +2575.0% |
| 1988 | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | -99.5% |
| 1989 | 2.30 million BoP, current US$ | +2200.0% |
| 1990 | 49.70 million BoP, current US$ | +2060.9% |
| 1991 | 10.00 million BoP, current US$ | -79.9% |
| 1992 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | -99.9% |
| 1993 | -13.00 million BoP, current US$ | -130100.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | -100.1% |
| 1995 | 8.00 million BoP, current US$ | +79900.0% |
| 1996 | -17.01 million BoP, current US$ | -312.6% |
| 1997 | 85.00 million BoP, current US$ | -599.7% |
| 1998 | 62.04 million BoP, current US$ | -27.0% |
| 1999 | 128.00 million BoP, current US$ | +106.3% |
| 2000 | 101.20 million BoP, current US$ | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 74.40 million BoP, current US$ | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 67.20 million BoP, current US$ | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 60.00 million BoP, current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 61.39 million BoP, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 62.79 million BoP, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 64.18 million BoP, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 65.58 million BoP, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 735.80 million BoP, current US$ | +1022.0% |
| 2009 | 410.71 million BoP, current US$ | -44.2% |
| 2010 | 436.27 million BoP, current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 342.59 million BoP, current US$ | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 2.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +573.8% |
| 2013 | 236.94 million BoP, current US$ | -89.7% |
| 2014 | 836.95 million BoP, current US$ | +253.2% |
| 2015 | -662.76 million BoP, current US$ | -179.2% |
| 2016 | 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ | -330.3% |
| 2017 | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2018 | -790.09 million BoP, current US$ | -155.6% |
| 2019 | -500.26 million BoP, current US$ | -36.7% |
| 2020 | 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ | -475.9% |
| 2021 | 1.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2022 | -587.30 million BoP, current US$ | -129.8% |
| 2023 | 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ | -345.3% |
| 2024 | 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.9% |
| 2025 | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.78 million BoP, current US$, 9.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.62 million BoP, current US$, 76.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -130100.0% | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | -13.00 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1995 | +79900.0% | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 8.00 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1987 | +2575.0% | 800,000 BoP, current US$ | 21.40 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1989 | +2200.0% | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | 2.30 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1990 | +2060.9% | 2.30 million BoP, current US$ | 49.70 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1983 | +1720.0% | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | 9.10 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.97 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 24.60 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.28 million BoP, current US$ | -17.01 million BoP, current US$ | 128.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 170.33 million BoP, current US$ | 60.00 million BoP, current US$ | 735.80 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 515.58 million BoP, current US$ | -790.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ | -587.30 million BoP, current US$ | 1.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 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)
- 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 direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Peru?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Peru was 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -790.09 million BoP, current US$ in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 314.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.