Social spending as share of GDP in Peru
Peru: Social spending as share of GDP was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Social spending as share of GDP in Peru, 2012–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, social spending as share of gdp in Peru stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 118.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social spending as share of gdp in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
That places Peru 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Social spending as share of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +95.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,981 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 53.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 45.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 12.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.2805 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2,391 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social spending as share of gdp in Peru?
- Social spending as share of gdp in Peru was 0.1% in 2023, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for social spending as share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.