Expense in Peru
Peru: Expense was 22.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expense in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Peru is 22.8%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Peru peaked at 26.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1974.
Peru ranks 97th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 13.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 22.8% | 26.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Peru
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.57 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 28.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 80.42 billion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 21.42 billion current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -80.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -22.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 32,204 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 8,430 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Peru?
- Expense in Peru was 22.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1974.
- How does Peru rank for expense?
- Peru ranks 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.