Personal remittances, received in Peru
Peru: Personal remittances, received was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Peru is 1.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Peru peaked at 2.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
That places Peru 112th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +30.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +54.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +24.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,337 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 16,281 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Peru?
- Personal remittances, received in Peru was 1.6% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for personal remittances, received?
- Peru ranks 112th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.