Travel services in Peru
Peru: Travel services was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Peru is 51.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Peru peaked at 68.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1992.
Peru ranks 63rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 27.5% | — |
| 1978 | 30.8% | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 40.9% | +29.0% |
| 1981 | 34.0% | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 28.4% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 26.7% | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 30.3% | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 29.6% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +56.5% |
| 1994 | 37.6% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +36.7% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 66.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +87.0% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.0% | 27.5% | 31.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 31.0% | 26.7% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 21.0% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 58.6% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 53.4% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 24.0% | 52.4% | 6 |
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- 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 51.5% compare
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,597 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 8,898 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 31,738 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Peru?
- Travel services in Peru was 51.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for travel services?
- Peru ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.