Total reserves in months of imports in Peru
Peru: Total reserves in months of imports was 10.42 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in Peru stood at 10.42.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Peru peaked at 17.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 1977.
Peru ranks 17th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2.01 | — |
| 1978 | 2.78 | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 7.17 | +158.2% |
| 1980 | 6.62 | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 3.45 | -48.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 4.62 | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 5.67 | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 7.52 | +32.7% |
| 1986 | 5.47 | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 2.83 | -48.3% |
| 1988 | 2.57 | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 3.61 | +40.5% |
| 1990 | 3.79 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 5.8 | +53.1% |
| 1992 | 5.98 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.49 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 9.75 | +50.2% |
| 1995 | 8.41 | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 10.73 | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 10.31 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 9.63 | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 10.41 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 9.06 | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 9.73 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 10.23 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 9.38 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.24 | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 7.9 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 9.94 | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 8.44 | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 11.26 | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 11.33 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.19 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 12.21 | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 12.38 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.42 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.51 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 13.76 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.58 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 11.04 | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 12.74 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 17.66 | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 12.04 | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 9.66 | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 10.25 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 10.52 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 10.42 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.99 | 2.01 | 7.17 | 3 |
| 1980s | 4.64 | 2.57 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.13 | 3.79 | 10.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.35 | 7.9 | 11.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.22 | 10.19 | 13.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.76 | 9.66 | 17.66 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 11.66 compare
- 15 Iraq 11.21 compare
- 16 Tonga 10.8 compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 10.28 compare
- 19 Central African Republic 9.63 compare
- 20 Macau, China 9 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 total reserves in months of imports in Peru?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Peru was 10.42 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 17.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 1977.
- How does Peru rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Peru ranks 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].