Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Peru
Peru: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
142nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1963
All-time low
0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Peru peaked at 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Peru ranks 142nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 1.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 1.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9538 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8805 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8251 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6968 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7029 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5127 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5706 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5025 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3905 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4938 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4896 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4876 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4676 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.388 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3323 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4731 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +114.4% |
| 1989 | 0.267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2296 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2689 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2597 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2943 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2783 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2867 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2793 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2667 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2466 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2306 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.239 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2287 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2253 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2235 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2388 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2399 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2336 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.231 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, per unit 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 | +114.4% | 0.2206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4731 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1989 | -43.6% | 0.4731 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9538 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6383 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3905 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8805 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4938 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2296 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2943 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2639 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2306 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2867 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2235 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2399 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 139 Israel 0.2135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 0.2118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Algeria 0.2089 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Uruguay 0.204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Ethiopia 0.2018 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 India 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 41.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 10.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 299.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Peru?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Peru was 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Peru ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.