Trade in services (% of GDP) in Peru
Peru: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in services in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Peru recorded 7.0% for trade in services in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Peru peaked at 13.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1995.
Peru ranks 183rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.4% | — |
| 1978 | 7.4% | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +21.8% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -28.3% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | +145.0% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -30.5% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -31.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +26.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 26% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.7%, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +145.0% | 5.3% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 5.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Peru?
- Trade in services in Peru was 7.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for trade in services?
- Peru ranks 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.