Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Peru

Peru: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 17.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
17.1%
Change on year
up 30.5%
World rank
31st
of 116 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 2020
All-time low
6.6%
in 2008
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Peru, 1997–2020

0510151997200820201997: 8.4 %1998: 7.4 %1999: 8.2 %2000: 8 %2001: 7.9 %2002: 8.1 %2003: 8 %2004: 9.1 %2005: 10 %2006: 8.5 %2007: 9.4 %2008: 6.6 %2009: 8.4 %2010: 8.9 %2011: 7.8 %2012: 7.6 %2013: 7.1 %2014: 8.4 %2015: 10.2 %2016: 10.9 %2017: 10.1 %2018: 10.8 %2019: 13.1 %2020: 17.1 %

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 17.1% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.5% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Peru peaked at 17.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2008.

That places Peru 31st 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.

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Peru, 1997 to 2020.
Year % Change
1997 8.4%
1998 7.4% -11.2%
1999 8.2% +10.6%
2000 8.0% -3.0%
2001 7.9% -0.5%
2002 8.1% +2.0%
2003 8.0% -0.7%
2004 9.1% +13.8%
2005 10.0% +8.9%
2006 8.5% -14.3%
2007 9.4% +9.9%
2008 6.6% -29.1%
2009 8.4% +26.7%
2010 8.9% +6.2%
2011 7.8% -13.3%
2012 7.6% -2.0%
2013 7.1% -6.5%
2014 8.4% +18.3%
2015 10.2% +20.8%
2016 10.9% +6.8%
2017 10.1% -6.5%
2018 10.8% +6.4%
2019 13.1% +21.2%
2020 17.1% +30.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.0% 7.4% 8.4% 3
2000s 8.4% 6.6% 10.0% 10
2010s 9.5% 7.1% 13.1% 10
2020s 17.1% 17.1% 17.1% 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 28 Suriname 17.7% compare
  2. 29 Romania 17.7% compare
  3. 30 Senegal 17.4% compare
  4. 32 Bulgaria 16.4% compare
  5. 33 Jordan 15.4% compare
  6. 34 Albania 15.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Peru?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Peru was 17.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2008.
How does Peru rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Peru ranks 31st out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. 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 Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 2,874 data points, 1980–2020
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international 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 international 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.