Latin America & Caribbean vs Peru: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 85.0% against 40.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 44.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 20th of 40 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.0% | 12.5% | 6.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 15.8% | 6.1% | Peru |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 25.3% | 7.1% | Peru |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 54.3% | 22.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 97.9% | 48.8% | Peru |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 85.7% | 44.3% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Latin America & Caribbean or Peru?
- Peru, at 85.0% against 40.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Latin America & Caribbean and Peru?
- 44.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Peru?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Peru rank globally for total reserves?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 20th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.