Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Peru
Peru: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 16.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Peru, 2007–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Peru is 16.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Peru peaked at 16.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2008.
That places Peru 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.3% | — |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 6.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- 32 Russia 13.7% compare
More financial sector data for Peru
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 12,760 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 39.01 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 3.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 60.31 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 66.00 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 65.96 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,908 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Peru?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Peru was 16.8% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. 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 Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.