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Peru

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · Capital: Lima

Population

34.6m

2025 · #48 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$9,684

2025 · #105 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

3.4%

2025 · #100 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

1.5%

2025 · #132 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

35.2%

2021 · #40 of 48

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

15.9%

2021 · #71 of 129

Source: World Bank

Population growth

1.0%

2025 · #99 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

77.9

2024 · #73 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

2.0

2024 · #103 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

85.6%

2025 · #46 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

5.1%

2025 · #94 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

9.5%

2025 · #122 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

72.9%

2025 · #23 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

8.6

2021 · #33 of 136

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

11.0

2024 · #108 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

5.6%

2023 · #114 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

4.4%

2024 · #75 of 171

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

2.0

2024 · #114 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

30.6%

2021 · #79 of 212

Source: World Bank