Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Peru
Peru: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 55.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Peru, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 55.7% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Peru peaked at 59.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1960.
That places Peru 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.7% | — |
| 1961 | 18.0% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 18.2% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 19.0% | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 19.8% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 20.2% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 19.8% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 17.0% | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 17.1% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 20.4% | +19.2% |
| 1971 | 19.9% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 24.1% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 19.1% | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 23.5% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 27.9% | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 26.3% | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 23.2% | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 16.7% | -32.5% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 25.3% | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 47.6% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -6.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 55.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 55.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.5% | 16.7% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 19.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 16.7% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 27.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 36.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 55.7% | 59.2% | 2 |
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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Peru?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Peru was 55.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Peru ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.