GDP per person employed in Peru
Peru: GDP per person employed was 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Peru recorded 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Peru peaked at 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,690 constant 2021 PPP $, in 2001.
Peru ranks 113th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,791 constant 2021 PPP $ | 17,975 constant 2021 PPP $ | 19,634 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 19,059 constant 2021 PPP $ | 17,690 constant 2021 PPP $ | 21,268 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,240 constant 2021 PPP $ | 22,318 constant 2021 PPP $ | 28,234 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,537 constant 2021 PPP $ | 28,552 constant 2021 PPP $ | 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Peru
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 58.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 55.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Peru?
- Gdp per person employed in Peru was 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,690 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for gdp per person employed?
- Peru ranks 113th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.