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.
International debt issues to GDP (%) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.5% | — |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +23.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 29.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.5%, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 29.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.6%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.