Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Peru
Peru: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2696 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Peru, 1986–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Peru stood at 0.2696 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Peru peaked at 0.3719 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0306 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
Peru ranks 45th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0851 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.0306 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -64.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0729 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +137.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0673 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0682 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0768 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0877 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1109 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1545 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +39.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1473 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1743 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1912 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1799 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1794 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1655 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1699 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1769 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1738 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1894 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1856 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1955 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2713 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2591 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2746 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2993 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2845 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3325 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3266 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3242 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3218 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.302 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2708 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2994 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3719 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3469 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2935 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2715 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2696 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2696 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2696 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1609 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +137.9% | 0.0306 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0729 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.064 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0306 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0851 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0682 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1912 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2062 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1655 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2746 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3072 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2708 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3325 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3719 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 42 Jamaica 0.2776 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Mongolia 0.2761 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 0.2711 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Ukraine 0.2675 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Grenada 0.2665 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Malaysia 0.2661 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Peru?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Peru was 0.2696 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3719 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0306 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Peru rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Peru ranks 45th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.