International debt issues to GDP in Peru
Peru: International debt issues to GDP was 29.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International debt issues to GDP in Peru, 1997–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 29.2% for international debt issues to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 132.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Peru peaked at 29.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1998.
That places Peru 39th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 12.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Peru
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.42 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 436.63 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 269.92 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.6% (2024)
- Broad money 61.6% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. -0.6% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.6% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3.57 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 11,931 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international debt issues to gdp in Peru?
- International debt issues to gdp in Peru was 29.2% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1998.
- How does Peru rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Peru ranks 39th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.