Government spending as share of GDP in Peru
Peru: Government spending as share of GDP was 22.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP in Peru, 1900–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending as share of gdp in Peru stood at 22.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Peru peaked at 25.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1916.
Peru ranks 111th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 125 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.8% | 6.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 14.6% | 10.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.7% | 13.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 14.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 12.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 15.6% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.8% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.1% | 25.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 108 South Korea 22.5% compare
- 109 Burundi 22.3% compare
- 112 Congo 21.7% compare
- 113 United Arab Emirates 21.4% compare
- 114 Aruba 21.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Peru
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 8.1% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,891 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.2% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 238.27 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 6,891 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.57 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 28.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 80.42 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp in Peru?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Peru was 22.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1916.
- How does Peru rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 111th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.