Peru External Debt: % of GDP

1980 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Peru External Debt: % of GDP

  • Peru External Debt accounted for 39.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 41.6 % in the previous year.
  • Peru External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1980 to Dec 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 99.2 % in Dec 1985 and a record low of 27.8 % in Dec 2011.

CEIC calculates annual External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru provides External Debt in USD based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt excludes direct investment and equity liabilities. External Debt as % of Nominal prior to 2012 is calculated from External Debt based on BPM5.


Related information about Peru External Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Peru, Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.9 USD bn in Sep 2024.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.7 USD bn in Sep 2024.
  • Peru Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 244.9 USD mn in Sep 2024.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 4.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
  • The country's External Debt reached 102,172.1 in Dec 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 60.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Peru's External Debt: % of GDP from 1980 to 2023 in the chart:

Peru External Debt: % of GDP

What was Peru's External Debt: % of GDP in 2023?

Peru External Debt accounted for 39.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 41.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
39.3 2023 41.6 2022 27.8 2011 99.2 1985 % yearly 1980 - 2023

External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 45.9 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Algeria (%) 1.3 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Argentina (%) 45.3 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Armenia (%) 64.2 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Australia (%) 109.2 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Austria (%) 135.0 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 14.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Belarus (%) 51.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2024
Belgium (%) 231.5 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 35.0 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.1 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Botswana (%) 7.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Brazil (%) 27.7 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Bulgaria (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Cambodia (%) 56.7 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 139.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Chile (%) 71.7 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023
China (%) 13.7 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Colombia (%) 53.7 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Croatia (%) 73.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Cyprus (%) 828.3 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Czech Republic (%) 61.7 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Denmark (%) 132.3 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Ecuador (%) 49.6 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Egypt (%) 39.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Mar 2024
Estonia (%) 89.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
European Union (%) 111.2 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Finland (%) 215.3 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
France (%) 244.9 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Georgia (%) 80.2 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Germany (%) 146.1 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Ghana (%) 39.5 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Greece (%) 246.0 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 481.7 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Hungary (%) 128.8 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Iceland (%) 75.5 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
India (%) 18.9 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 29.8 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Iran (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ireland (%) 556.6 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Israel (%) 28.4 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Italy (%) 129.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 31.4 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Japan (%) 107.5 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Jordan (%) 80.7 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 60.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Kenya (%) 40.3 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
South Korea (%) 36.6 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Kosovo (%) 39.6 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Kuwait (%) 39.4 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 72.3 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Laos (%) 74.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Latvia (%) 106.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (%) 21.2 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 69.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg (%) 4,446.8 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
North Macedonia (%) 83.2 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Malawi (%) 60.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 68.2 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Malta (%) 858.8 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Mauritius (%) 1,315.2 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Mexico (%) 33.0 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Moldova (%) 63.3 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Mongolia (%) 170.1 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Montenegro (%) 141.5 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Morocco (%) 50.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Mozambique (%) 71.7 2020 yearly 1985 - 2020
Myanmar (%) 16.7 2020 yearly 2018 - 2020
Nepal (%) 17.3 2016 yearly 2001 - 2016
Netherlands (%) 373.8 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
New Zealand (%) 88.0 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Nigeria (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Norway (%) 148.1 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 35.0 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 12.2 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Panama (%) 167.4 2021 yearly 2014 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 55.7 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Peru (%) 39.3 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Philippines (%) 28.7 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Poland (%) 49.6 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Portugal (%) 150.4 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Qatar (%) 106.1 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (%) 51.9 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Russia (%) 15.7 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Serbia (%) 65.3 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Singapore (%) 391.1 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Slovakia (%) 96.0 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Slovenia (%) 90.4 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
South Africa (%) 41.5 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Spain (%) 163.6 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Sudan (%) 202.2 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 169.1 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Switzerland (%) 236.4 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Taiwan (%) 27.3 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Tajikistan (%) 37.7 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Thailand (%) 37.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Tunisia (%) 90.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Turkey (%) 45.2 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023

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Peru Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -4,505.626 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 3,839.502 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 93,104.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 32.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PEN bn) 270.344 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PEN bn) 455.147 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (PEN bn) 265.202 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Public Debt: Domestic: Long Term (LT) (PEN mn) 167,541.553 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Public Debt: Domestic: Short Term (ST) (PEN mn) 10,527.849 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Public Debt (PEN mn) 345,278.474 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Public Debt: External (PEN mn) 167,209.072 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Public Debt: Domestic (PEN mn) 178,069.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.721 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,813.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,620.3 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 10.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,673.234 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 73,187.318 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 13,157.506 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 4,420.2 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 696,688.110 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 855,689.700 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,068.000 Oct 2024 monthly Nov 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 808.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,878.000 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,488.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Imports: 2007p (USD th) 3,175,235.60 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2018
Exports: 2007p (USD th) 3,837,345.34 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2018
Exports: MINCETUR: South Korea (USD mn) 271.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Imports: MINCETUR: NAFTA: Mexico (USD mn) 165.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Imports: MINCETUR: NAFTA: Canada (USD mn) 51.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Imports: MINCETUR: India (USD mn) 89.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Import Value Index (2015=100) 134.138 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 177.207 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 244.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,870.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,666.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 4,778.998 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 11.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,767.541 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 102,172.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.3 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 9,214.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 4.3 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -5.128 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -100,497.765 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Private Sector: Liabilities: Direct Investment (USD mn) 613.137 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2018
Public External Debt: USD: Net (USD mn) 1,230.253 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Chile (USD mn) 3,623.355 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Netherlands (USD mn) 1,272.753 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: United Kingdom (USD mn) 6,339.580 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: USA (USD mn) 3,236.581 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Spain (USD mn) 5,227.562 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Energy (USD mn) 3,501.445 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Finance (USD mn) 6,623.767 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Mining (USD mn) 6,916.809 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Industry (USD mn) 3,442.074 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Communications (USD mn) 5,521.385 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.6 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 15.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 78,005.280 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 133,472.106 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2024
M2 Growth (%) 12.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.5 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 1997 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 76,977.0 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 26.250 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 16.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,942.000 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 98,309.183 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 60,739.9 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 17.5 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 45,323.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 92,480.371 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -1.32 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 35.36 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 82,734.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible Foreign Currencies (FCR) (USD mn) 76,963.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Depository Corporations: Broad Money (PEN mn) 288,389.11 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2018
Banking System: Net Domestic Credit (PEN mn) 116,956.557 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 26.0 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2003 - Nov 2024
BCRP Forecast: Consumer Price Index: YoY (%) 2.500 2020 yearly 2016 - 2020

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