Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) in Peru
Peru: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) was 1,909 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Peru is 1,909 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Peru peaked at 1,909 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.55 SDR per person, in 1960.
Peru ranks 70th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) in Peru, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.55 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 10.56 SDR per person | +39.9% |
| 1962 | 10.82 SDR per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 12.19 SDR per person | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 14.04 SDR per person | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 14.87 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 12.83 SDR per person | -13.7% |
| 1967 | 10.11 SDR per person | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 8.99 SDR per person | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 12.7 SDR per person | +41.2% |
| 1970 | 24.59 SDR per person | +93.7% |
| 1971 | 28.64 SDR per person | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 33.26 SDR per person | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 36.3 SDR per person | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 60.74 SDR per person | +67.3% |
| 1975 | 31.54 SDR per person | -48.1% |
| 1976 | 23.25 SDR per person | -26.3% |
| 1977 | 26.69 SDR per person | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 28.66 SDR per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 94.75 SDR per person | +230.6% |
| 1980 | 126.63 SDR per person | +33.6% |
| 1981 | 84.72 SDR per person | -33.1% |
| 1982 | 98.79 SDR per person | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 96.97 SDR per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 109.68 SDR per person | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 114.95 SDR per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 91.13 SDR per person | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 46.94 SDR per person | -48.5% |
| 1988 | 42.82 SDR per person | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 56.44 SDR per person | +31.8% |
| 1990 | 60.37 SDR per person | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 96.09 SDR per person | +59.2% |
| 1992 | 109.54 SDR per person | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 121.81 SDR per person | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 212.84 SDR per person | +74.7% |
| 1995 | 239.08 SDR per person | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 308.04 SDR per person | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 331.54 SDR per person | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 272.69 SDR per person | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 251.79 SDR per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 250.35 SDR per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 265 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 262.03 SDR per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 249.9 SDR per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 292.79 SDR per person | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 352.84 SDR per person | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 409.33 SDR per person | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 616.29 SDR per person | +50.6% |
| 2008 | 706.25 SDR per person | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 733.42 SDR per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 987.08 SDR per person | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 1,087 SDR per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1,413 SDR per person | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 1,432 SDR per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,433 SDR per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,459 SDR per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,489 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,431 SDR per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,360 SDR per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1,525 SDR per person | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 1,585 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,694 SDR per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1,624 SDR per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1,572 SDR per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1,776 SDR per person | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 1,909 SDR per person | +7.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1,909 SDR per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,387 SDR per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1,909 SDR per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,418 SDR per person, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +230.6% | 28.66 SDR per person | 94.75 SDR per person |
| 1970 | +93.7% | 12.7 SDR per person | 24.59 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.47 SDR per person | 7.55 SDR per person | 14.87 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.84 SDR per person | 23.25 SDR per person | 94.75 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.91 SDR per person | 42.82 SDR per person | 126.63 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 200.38 SDR per person | 60.37 SDR per person | 331.54 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 413.82 SDR per person | 249.9 SDR per person | 733.42 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,362 SDR per person | 987.08 SDR per person | 1,525 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,693 SDR per person | 1,572 SDR per person | 1,909 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Peru?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Peru was 1,909 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,909 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Peru ranks 70th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.