Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Peru
Peru: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 34.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Peru, 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Peru is 34.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Peru peaked at 61.8% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1991.
Peru ranks 37th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.2% | — |
| 1961 | 27.7% | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 26.0% | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 26.4% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 27.7% | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 27.7% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 28.3% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 28.5% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 30.2% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 31.8% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 28.8% | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 31.2% | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 61.8% | +98.1% |
| 1978 | 34.0% | -45.0% |
| 1979 | 35.8% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | -27.8% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 27.7% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 34.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Peru's 34.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +98.1% | 31.2% | 61.8% |
| 1978 | -45.0% | 61.8% | 34.0% |
| 1991 | -27.8% | 35.8% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.3% | 26.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 28.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 25.9% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 29.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 30.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 30.3% | 35.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 34.6% compare
- 35 Norway 34.5% compare
- 36 South Korea 34.3% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 34.0% compare
- 39 Sudan 33.6% compare
- 40 Eswatini 33.6% compare
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 industry (including construction), value added in Peru?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Peru was 34.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 1977.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1991.
- How does Peru rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Peru ranks 37th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.