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Peru

PE

Lima · pop. 34M · Aymara, Quechua, Spanish · Peruvian sol

Trajectories

economic complexity

#102

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #91 in 1995.

2024 · −0.58

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995−0.41
1996−0.42−0.01 pts
1997−0.43−0.01 pts
1998−0.30+0.13 pts
1999−0.27+0.03 pts
2000−0.30−0.04 pts
2001high−0.21+0.10 pts
2002−0.48−0.27 pts
2003−0.44+0.04 pts
2004−0.50−0.05 pts
2005−0.45+0.05 pts
2006−0.55−0.10 pts
2007−0.62−0.07 pts
2008−0.49+0.13 pts
2009−0.54−0.05 pts
2010−0.53+0.01 pts
2011−0.530 pts
2012−0.49+0.04 pts
2013−0.480 pts
2014−0.47+0.02 pts
2015−0.56−0.09 pts
2016−0.71−0.15 pts
2017−0.64+0.06 pts
2018−0.68−0.04 pts
2019−0.680 pts
2020low−0.73−0.05 pts
2021−0.71+0.02 pts
2022−0.710 pts
2023−0.710 pts
2024latest−0.58+0.13 pts

economic momentum

$8,452

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $8,452

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$1,200
1991$1,527+27.3%
1992$1,567+2.6%
1993$1,488−5.1%
1994$1,879+26.3%
1995$2,190+16.5%
1996$2,227+1.7%
1997$2,301+3.3%
1998$2,156−6.3%
1999$1,917−11.1%
2000$1,945+1.5%
2001$1,930−0.8%
2002$2,007+4.0%
2003$2,129+6.1%
2004$2,397+12.6%
2005$2,707+12.9%
2006$3,130+15.6%
2007$3,581+14.4%
2008$4,198+17.2%
2009$4,181−0.4%
2010$5,072+21.3%
2011$5,861+15.6%
2012$6,519+11.2%
2013$6,747+3.5%
2014$6,667−1.2%
2015$6,232−6.5%
2016$6,217−0.2%
2017$6,736+8.4%
2018$6,978+3.6%
2019$7,037+0.8%
2020$6,133−12.8%
2021$6,826+11.3%
2022$7,351+7.7%
2023$7,888+7.3%
2024latest$8,452+7.2%

prices

2.0%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.0%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990high7,482%
1991410%−7072 pts
199273.5%−336 pts
199348.6%−24.9 pts
199423.7%−24.8 pts
199511.1%−12.6 pts
199611.5%+0.41 pts
19978.6%−2.98 pts
19987.2%−1.31 pts
19993.5%−3.78 pts
20003.8%+0.29 pts
20012.0%−1.78 pts
2002low0.2%−1.78 pts
20032.3%+2.07 pts
20043.7%+1.40 pts
20051.6%−2.05 pts
20062.0%+0.39 pts
20071.8%−0.22 pts
20085.8%+4.01 pts
20092.9%−2.85 pts
20101.5%−1.41 pts
20113.4%+1.84 pts
20123.6%+0.24 pts
20132.8%−0.84 pts
20143.4%+0.64 pts
20153.4%−0.01 pts
20163.6%+0.16 pts
20173.0%−0.56 pts
20181.5%−1.49 pts
20192.3%+0.74 pts
20202.0%−0.25 pts
20214.3%+2.27 pts
20228.3%+4.06 pts
20236.5%−1.88 pts
2024latest2.0%−4.45 pts

demographic curve

2.0 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 5.0 in 1980.

2024 · 2.0

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high6.9
19616.9−0.3%
19626.9−0.4%
19636.9−0.5%
19646.8−0.7%
19656.8−0.9%
19666.7−1.0%
19676.6−1.2%
19686.5−1.3%
19696.4−1.5%
19706.3−1.6%
19716.2−1.7%
19726.1−1.9%
19736.0−2.0%
19745.8−2.1%
19755.7−2.3%
19765.6−2.3%
19775.4−2.4%
19785.3−2.5%
19795.2−2.5%
19805.0−2.5%
19814.9−2.5%
19824.8−2.4%
19834.7−2.4%
19844.6−2.4%
19854.5−2.4%
19864.4−2.4%
19874.2−2.5%
19884.1−2.6%
19894.0−2.7%
19903.9−2.8%
19913.8−3.0%
19923.7−3.2%
19933.6−3.3%
19943.4−3.4%
19953.3−3.4%
19963.2−3.4%
19973.1−3.2%
19983.0−3.1%
19992.9−2.8%
20002.8−2.5%
20012.7−3.6%
20022.7−1.9%
20032.7−1.2%
20042.7+0.5%
20052.6−1.1%
20062.6−0.9%
20072.6−1.4%
20082.5−2.1%
20092.5−1.9%
20102.4−2.4%
20112.4−0.3%
20122.4−2.4%
20132.3−1.7%
20142.3−2.0%
20152.2−1.8%
20162.2−1.8%
20172.2−1.7%
20182.1−1.6%
20192.1−1.5%
20202.1−1.4%
20212.0−1.3%
20222.0−1.2%
20232.0−1.2%
2024latest2.0−0.8%

Metrics

  1. population
    34M
    46 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $267B
    49 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $7,888
    75 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $3B
    56 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.2%
    104 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    1.3M km²
    23 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    26.2 /km²
    133 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    77.7 yr
    55 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    79%
    91 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    2.0 t
    95 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    85%
    26 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.0
    89 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    5.4%
    72 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    1.7%
    88 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.2%
    95 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. scientific articles / yr
    4.6K
    60 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  17. high-tech exports %
    5%
    88 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  18. gini inequality
    40.1
    108 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  19. youth unemployment
    9%
    54 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. adult literacy
    94%
    45 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.51
    59 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    31
    114 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    31.7
    76 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.794
    66 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    6.7K
    99 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    6.5K
    67 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data