Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … Denominated in Peru
Peru: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … Denominated was 2.47 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Peru, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Peru recorded 2.47 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 235.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Peru peaked at 2.50 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
That places Peru 42nd out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … Denominated in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.00 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.00 million | -90.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 1.00 million | — |
| 2006 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.00 million | +300.0% |
| 2008 | 9.00 million | +125.0% |
| 2009 | 819.00 million | +9000.0% |
| 2010 | 808.00 million | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 803.00 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 809.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 818.00 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 770.00 million | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 738.00 million | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 714.00 million | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 757.00 million | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 740.00 million | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 737.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 737.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.50 billion | +238.7% |
| 2022 | 2.38 billion | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.40 billion | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.35 billion | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.47 billion | +5.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.47 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320.26 million, 7.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.47 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 448.58 million, 5.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … Denominated in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +9000.0% | 9.00 million | 819.00 million |
| 2007 | +300.0% | 1.00 million | 4.00 million |
| 2021 | +238.7% | 737.00 million | 2.50 billion |
| 2008 | +125.0% | 4.00 million | 9.00 million |
| 2003 | -100.0% | 1.00 million | 0 |
| 2002 | -90.0% | 10.00 million | 1.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.89 million | 0 | 819.00 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 769.40 million | 714.00 million | 818.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 billion | 737.00 million | 2.50 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 39 Chile 3.46 billion compare
- 40 Greece 3.02 billion compare
- 41 New Zealand 2.95 billion compare
- 43 Hungary 2.24 billion compare
- 44 Luxembourg 2.10 billion compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 2.05 billion compare
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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Peru?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Peru was 2.47 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Peru ranks 42nd out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets, Denominated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Gover. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.