Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Peru
Peru: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 1,100 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Peru, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Peru stood at 1,100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 157.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Peru peaked at 1,100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 234.62, in 2005.
That places Peru 31st out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 336.19 | — |
| 2005 | 234.62 | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 266.44 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 309.2 | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 370.14 | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 373.3 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 426.38 | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 480.12 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 547.1 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 620.63 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 708.29 | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 771.76 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 840.34 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 866.79 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 910.55 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 979.11 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1,100 | +12.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1,100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 944.31, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1,100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 944.31, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank accounts per 1,000 adults 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -30.2% | 336.19 | 234.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 314.98 | 234.62 | 373.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 715.11 | 426.38 | 979.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More financial sector data for Peru
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.83 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Peru?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Peru was 1,100 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 234.62 in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.