Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP in Peru

Peru: Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP was 2.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
2.1%
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
10th
of 98 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2021
All-time low
-1.1%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1981–2021

Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP in Peru, 1981–2021

-10121981200120211981: 0.115 %1986: -0.164 %1994: 0.056 %1995: 0.032 %1998: -1.1 %1999: -0.002 %2000: -0.006 %2002: -0.763 %2003: -0.698 %2004: 1.2 %2005: 1 %2006: 0.851 %2007: 0.173 %2008: -0.122 %2009: 0.476 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 0.363 %2012: 0.006 %2013: 0.336 %2014: 2 %2015: 0.646 %2016: 1 %2017: 0.296 %2018: 1.3 %2019: 1.2 %2020: 1.9 %2021: 2.1 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Peru recorded 2.1% for loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 478.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp in Peru peaked at 2.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 1998.

Peru ranks 10th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%) in Peru, 1981 to 2021.
Year % Change
1981 0.1%
1986 -0.2% -242.1%
1994 0.1% -134.0%
1995 0.0% -42.8%
1998 -1.1% -3433.7%
1999 -0.0% -99.8%
2000 -0.0% +191.0%
2002 -0.8% +13061.9%
2003 -0.7% -8.5%
2004 1.2% -272.9%
2005 1.0% -15.0%
2006 0.9% -17.1%
2007 0.2% -79.6%
2008 -0.1% -170.4%
2009 0.5% -490.3%
2010 2.1% +332.1%
2011 0.4% -82.3%
2012 0.0% -98.4%
2013 0.3% +5785.0%
2014 2.0% +496.4%
2015 0.6% -67.8%
2016 1.0% +56.6%
2017 0.3% -70.7%
2018 1.3% +328.9%
2019 1.2% -4.4%
2020 1.9% +53.0%
2021 2.1% +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -0.0% -0.2% 0.1% 2
1990s -0.2% -1.1% 0.1% 4
2000s 0.2% -0.8% 1.2% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.0% 2.1% 10
2020s 2.0% 1.9% 2.1% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 7 Latvia 4.0% compare
  2. 8 Trinidad and Tobago 2.7% compare
  3. 9 Canada 2.6% compare
  4. 11 Netherlands 2.1% compare
  5. 12 Panama 2.1% compare
  6. 13 Lebanon 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp in Peru?
Loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp in Peru was 2.1% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 1998.
How does Peru rank for loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp?
Peru ranks 10th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
Is loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 478.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 2,678 data points, 1962–2021
Last refreshed

Ratio of net offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Net Issues): International debt securities - all issuers.