Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Peru
Peru: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Peru, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Peru stood at 0.0006 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Peru peaked at 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Peru 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Peru, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +83.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +78.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +81.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +123.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +173.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +89.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +97.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +568.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2226.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5804.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +385.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0006 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0006 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +5804.3% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +2226.8% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +568.4% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +385.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +173.3% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +123.2% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 165 Belarus 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Palau 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Tajikistan 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Latvia 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Ecuador 0.0004 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Peru?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Peru was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Peru ranks 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.