Tax revenues vs electoral democracy index in Peru
Peru: Tax revenues vs electoral democracy index was 0.667 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.667
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
58th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.827
in 2012
All-time low
0.02
in 1880
Years of data
199
1821–2025
Tax revenues vs electoral democracy index in Peru, 1821–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.667 for tax revenues vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs electoral democracy index in Peru peaked at 0.827 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1880.
That places Peru 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs electoral democracy index in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 0.102 | — |
| 1822 | 0.181 | +77.5% |
| 1823 | 0.209 | +15.5% |
| 1824 | 0.191 | -8.6% |
| 1825 | 0.211 | +10.5% |
| 1826 | 0.15 | -28.9% |
| 1827 | 0.228 | +52.0% |
| 1828 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.233 | +2.2% |
| 1830 | 0.218 | -6.4% |
| 1831 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.225 | +3.2% |
| 1834 | 0.219 | -2.7% |
| 1835 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.212 | -3.2% |
| 1837 | 0.16 | -24.5% |
| 1838 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.206 | +28.7% |
| 1841 | 0.202 | -1.9% |
| 1842 | 0.174 | -13.9% |
| 1843 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.226 | +29.9% |
| 1846 | 0.242 | +7.1% |
| 1847 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.232 | -4.1% |
| 1855 | 0.192 | -17.2% |
| 1856 | 0.217 | +13.0% |
| 1857 | 0.188 | -13.4% |
| 1858 | 0.189 | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.248 | +31.2% |
| 1860 | 0.25 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 0.223 | -10.8% |
| 1862 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.211 | -5.4% |
| 1864 | 0.207 | -1.9% |
| 1865 | 0.194 | -6.3% |
| 1866 | 0.184 | -5.2% |
| 1867 | 0.209 | +13.6% |
| 1868 | 0.18 | -13.9% |
| 1869 | 0.215 | +19.4% |
| 1870 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.223 | +3.7% |
| 1872 | 0.253 | +13.5% |
| 1873 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.245 | -3.2% |
| 1878 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.201 | -18.0% |
| 1880 | 0.02 | -90.0% |
| 1881 | 0.046 | +130.0% |
| 1882 | 0.052 | +13.0% |
| 1883 | 0.071 | +36.5% |
| 1884 | 0.174 | +145.1% |
| 1885 | 0.183 | +5.2% |
| 1892 | 0.215 | +17.5% |
| 1893 | 0.21 | -2.3% |
| 1894 | 0.204 | -2.9% |
| 1895 | 0.215 | +5.4% |
| 1896 | 0.238 | +10.7% |
| 1897 | 0.255 | +7.1% |
| 1898 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.258 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.262 | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.252 | -3.8% |
| 1904 | 0.246 | -2.4% |
| 1905 | 0.248 | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.249 | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.248 | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.249 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.251 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.25 | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.244 | -2.4% |
| 1914 | 0.169 | -30.7% |
| 1915 | 0.192 | +13.6% |
| 1916 | 0.247 | +28.6% |
| 1917 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.201 | -18.6% |
| 1920 | 0.129 | -35.8% |
| 1921 | 0.185 | +43.4% |
| 1922 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.181 | -2.2% |
| 1926 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.157 | -13.3% |
| 1931 | 0.122 | -22.3% |
| 1932 | 0.152 | +24.6% |
| 1933 | 0.132 | -13.2% |
| 1934 | 0.122 | -7.6% |
| 1935 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.146 | +19.7% |
| 1940 | 0.25 | +71.2% |
| 1941 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.301 | +20.4% |
| 1946 | 0.297 | -1.3% |
| 1947 | 0.303 | +2.0% |
| 1948 | 0.174 | -42.6% |
| 1949 | 0.086 | -50.6% |
| 1950 | 0.119 | +38.4% |
| 1951 | 0.163 | +37.0% |
| 1952 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.265 | +62.6% |
| 1957 | 0.349 | +31.7% |
| 1958 | 0.349 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.349 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.35 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.357 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.278 | -22.1% |
| 1963 | 0.293 | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.411 | +40.3% |
| 1965 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.406 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.267 | -34.2% |
| 1969 | 0.089 | -66.7% |
| 1970 | 0.097 | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.093 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.091 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1 | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.195 | +95.0% |
| 1979 | 0.18 | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.441 | +145.0% |
| 1981 | 0.667 | +51.2% |
| 1982 | 0.663 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.663 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.663 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.654 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.655 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.612 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.59 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.249 | -57.8% |
| 1993 | 0.252 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.246 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.285 | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.362 | +27.0% |
| 1997 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.349 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.349 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.413 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.723 | +75.1% |
| 2002 | 0.792 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.796 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.801 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.804 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.812 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.827 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.821 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.822 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.817 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.788 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.789 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.81 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.801 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.818 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.771 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.733 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.642 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.667 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.1926 | 0.102 | 0.233 | 9 |
| 1830s | 0.2009 | 0.16 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2124 | 0.174 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2234 | 0.188 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2096 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2394 | 0.201 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.091 | 0.02 | 0.183 | 6 |
| 1890s | 0.2313 | 0.204 | 0.258 | 8 |
| 1900s | 0.2527 | 0.246 | 0.262 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2298 | 0.169 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1774 | 0.129 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1319 | 0.122 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2411 | 0.086 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2246 | 0.119 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3273 | 0.089 | 0.411 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1141 | 0.091 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6371 | 0.441 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3656 | 0.246 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7493 | 0.413 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8091 | 0.788 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7218 | 0.642 | 0.818 | 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 29,656 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 6,302 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.64 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs electoral democracy index in Peru?
- Tax revenues vs electoral democracy index in Peru was 0.667 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs electoral democracy index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.827 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs electoral democracy index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1880.
- How does Peru rank for tax revenues vs electoral democracy index?
- Peru ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenues vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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