Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Peru

Peru: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 47.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
47.8%
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
96th
of 187 countries
All-time high
55.1%
in 2020
All-time low
9.2%
in 1991
Years of data
62
1960–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Peru, 1960–2021

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Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Peru stood at 47.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Peru peaked at 55.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1991.

That places Peru 96th out of 187 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.

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%) in Peru, 1960 to 2021.
Year % Change
1960 12.5%
1961 13.6% +8.8%
1962 14.0% +2.4%
1963 14.6% +4.6%
1964 14.6% +0.2%
1965 15.5% +6.0%
1966 15.2% -2.1%
1967 15.4% +1.1%
1968 14.7% -4.5%
1969 14.4% -1.6%
1970 13.9% -3.5%
1971 15.1% +8.2%
1972 16.8% +11.6%
1973 17.6% +4.2%
1974 16.0% -8.8%
1975 16.2% +0.9%
1976 15.2% -6.0%
1977 13.8% -8.9%
1978 12.2% -12.2%
1979 10.9% -10.2%
1980 14.7% +34.6%
1981 17.9% +21.6%
1982 19.9% +11.3%
1983 22.7% +14.3%
1984 22.6% -0.4%
1985 17.1% -24.4%
1986 15.4% -10.2%
1987 15.1% -1.6%
1988 15.1% -0.1%
1989 12.4% -18.0%
1990 11.7% -5.3%
1991 9.2% -21.3%
1992 10.8% +16.8%
1993 12.2% +13.0%
1994 14.0% +15.1%
1995 16.5% +17.7%
1996 21.6% +31.1%
1997 24.9% +15.4%
1998 28.8% +15.3%
1999 29.5% +2.4%
2000 26.8% -9.1%
2001 23.8% -11.1%
2002 22.5% -5.3%
2003 20.3% -9.9%
2004 18.2% -10.3%
2005 19.4% +6.3%
2006 17.8% -8.3%
2007 21.4% +20.6%
2008 25.9% +21.1%
2009 25.4% -1.9%
2010 25.4% -0.3%
2011 27.1% +7.0%
2012 28.2% +4.0%
2013 31.6% +12.0%
2014 34.1% +7.9%
2015 37.2% +9.2%
2016 36.2% -2.8%
2017 42.4% +17.2%
2018 43.9% +3.5%
2019 44.7% +1.8%
2020 55.1% +23.4%
2021 47.8% -13.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 47.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 47.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.7%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.5% 12.5% 15.5% 10
1970s 14.8% 10.9% 17.6% 10
1980s 17.3% 12.4% 22.7% 10
1990s 17.9% 9.2% 29.5% 10
2000s 22.2% 17.8% 26.8% 10
2010s 35.1% 25.4% 44.7% 10
2020s 51.5% 47.8% 55.1% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 93 Sri Lanka 49.7% compare
  2. 94 Antigua and Barbuda 49.5% compare
  3. 95 Mongolia 47.9% compare
  4. 97 Poland 46.4% compare
  5. 98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.2% compare
  6. 99 Seychelles 45.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Peru?
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Peru was 47.8% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1991.
How does Peru rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
Peru ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. 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 Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,619 data points, 1960–2021
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Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); 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)