Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Peru
Peru: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 19.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Peru, 1960–2011
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Peru recorded 19.1% for domestic credit provided by financial sector in 2011.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Peru peaked at 36.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1994.
Peru ranks 61st of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.7% | — |
| 1961 | 17.9% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 17.5% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 19.0% | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 20.7% | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 22.4% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 21.0% | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 20.4% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 22.7% | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 28.8% | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 27.8% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 29.9% | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 32.9% | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 31.5% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | -35.5% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 27.3% | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | +29.8% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 23.5% | -31.6% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 25.5% | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | -42.4% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | +48.8% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +26.6% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6% | 17.5% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 19.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 19.0% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 10.5% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 15.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.9% | 19.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 58 Uzbekistan 24.1%
- 59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.5% compare
- 60 Azerbaijan 22.0%
- 62 Angola 14.8%
- 63 Comoros 13.9% compare
- 64 Tajikistan 11.1%
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 domestic credit provided by financial sector in Peru?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Peru was 19.1% in 2011, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1994.
- How does Peru rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 65 countries with data for 2011.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.