Human development index vs gdp per capita in Peru
Peru: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.794 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.794
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
79th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.794
in 2023
All-time low
0.625
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.794 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Peru peaked at 0.794 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.625, in 1990.
Peru ranks 79th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.625 | — |
| 1991 | 0.628 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.629 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.633 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.644 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.654 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.658 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.663 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.671 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.68 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.682 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.69 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.689 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.694 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.691 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.697 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.708 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.714 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.717 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.731 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.738 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.748 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.757 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.763 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.768 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.775 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.775 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.78 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.784 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.769 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.764 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.79 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.794 | +0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.794 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.794 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6485 | 0.625 | 0.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6972 | 0.682 | 0.717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7619 | 0.731 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7792 | 0.764 | 0.794 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More economy & growth data for Peru
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Peru?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Peru was 0.794 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.794 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.625 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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