Gross domestic product (GDP) in Peru
Peru: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
51st
of 166 countries
All-time high
341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
All-time low
1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1820
Years of data
133
1600–2022
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Peru, 1600–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
Peru recorded 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices for gross domestic product (gdp) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 133 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in Peru peaked at 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1820.
That places Peru 51st out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Peru, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2011 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1600 | 1.20 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | — |
| 1700 | 1.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +25.6% |
| 1820 | 1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -26.9% |
| 1850 | 1.89 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +72.0% |
| 1870 | 4.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +130.8% |
| 1890 | 2.83 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -35.2% |
| 1896 | 3.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +12.4% |
| 1897 | 3.47 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.0% |
| 1898 | 3.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.1% |
| 1899 | 3.87 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.1% |
| 1900 | 3.95 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 4.24 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.3% |
| 1902 | 4.52 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.4% |
| 1903 | 4.82 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 1904 | 4.98 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 1905 | 5.35 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.4% |
| 1906 | 5.78 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.0% |
| 1907 | 6.14 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.2% |
| 1908 | 6.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 6.36 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 6.47 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.8% |
| 1911 | 6.60 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 6.84 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.6% |
| 1913 | 7.07 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 1914 | 7.03 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.6% |
| 1915 | 7.63 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.7% |
| 1916 | 8.42 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.4% |
| 1917 | 8.74 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 1918 | 8.79 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 9.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 1920 | 9.16 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 9.55 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.2% |
| 1922 | 10.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.6% |
| 1923 | 11.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.8% |
| 1924 | 12.13 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.4% |
| 1925 | 12.45 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 13.71 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.1% |
| 1927 | 13.95 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 14.85 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.4% |
| 1929 | 16.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.5% |
| 1930 | 14.53 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -11.5% |
| 1931 | 13.35 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -8.1% |
| 1932 | 12.84 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.8% |
| 1933 | 14.28 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +11.3% |
| 1934 | 16.22 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +13.5% |
| 1935 | 17.74 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.4% |
| 1936 | 18.59 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 1937 | 18.84 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 19.14 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.6% |
| 1939 | 19.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 19.62 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 19.63 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 19.19 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.3% |
| 1943 | 19.49 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 21.16 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.6% |
| 1945 | 21.95 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 1946 | 22.79 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.8% |
| 1947 | 23.43 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.8% |
| 1948 | 24.21 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 26.03 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.5% |
| 1950 | 28.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.9% |
| 1951 | 30.26 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 31.81 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.1% |
| 1953 | 33.84 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.4% |
| 1954 | 34.78 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 37.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.4% |
| 1956 | 39.05 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 40.97 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 41.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 41.29 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 47.00 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +13.8% |
| 1961 | 51.17 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 55.00 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 57.53 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 61.55 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 65.70 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 71.23 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 74.09 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 73.28 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 75.17 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 81.04 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 84.69 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 87.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 92.03 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 96.87 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 104.55 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 106.02 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 105.95 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 105.94 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 112.28 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 117.52 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 122.88 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 123.03 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 106.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 111.39 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 113.56 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 124.89 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 135.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 124.32 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 109.14 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 103.57 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 108.47 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 110.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 92.12 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 103.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 111.33 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 114.66 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 122.42 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 122.32 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 124.63 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 128.56 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 130.00 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 137.91 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 144.58 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 152.84 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 163.49 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 176.78 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 192.94 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 211.01 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 212.83 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 230.35 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 244.71 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 259.74 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 274.94 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 281.49 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 290.64 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 302.13 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 309.74 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 322.06 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 329.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 292.99 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 332.69 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 146.22 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, 4.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | +130.8% | 1.89 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 4.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices |
| 1850 | +72.0% | 1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.89 billion international-$ in 2011 prices |
| 1890 | -35.2% | 4.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 2.83 billion international-$ in 2011 prices |
| 1820 | -26.9% | 1.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 1.20 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.20 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.20 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.89 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.89 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.89 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 4.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 4.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 2.83 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 3.87 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 5 |
| 1900s | 5.24 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 3.95 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 6.36 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.67 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 6.47 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 9.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.37 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 9.16 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 16.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1930s | 16.48 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 12.84 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 19.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1940s | 21.75 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 19.19 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 26.03 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1950s | 35.85 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 28.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 41.29 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.17 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 47.00 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 75.17 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 81.04 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 112.28 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.87 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 106.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 135.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.35 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 92.12 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 124.63 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 165.09 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 128.56 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 212.83 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 284.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 230.35 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 329.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 322.45 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 292.99 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 41.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 10.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 299.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in Peru?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in Peru was 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 341.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 1820.
- How does Peru rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Peru ranks 51st out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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