Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Peru
Peru: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 17.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 17.1% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Peru peaked at 26.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1970.
That places Peru 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.5% | — |
| 1961 | 13.9% | +11.7% |
| 1962 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 11.5% | -13.9% |
| 1965 | 12.2% | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 9.6% | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 8.1% | -15.5% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 7.8% | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | +20.6% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +27.6% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 11.1% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +34.3% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | -29.0% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 13.4% | +77.1% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | -31.5% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | -23.6% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +44.1% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | -8.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 17.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 17.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.0%, 59% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +77.1% | 7.6% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 7.1% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 7.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 7.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 13.9% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 17.1% | 26.5% | 6 |
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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 value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Peru?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Peru was 17.1% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).