Interest payments in Peru
Peru: Interest payments was 12.21 billion current LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Peru is 12.21 billion current LCU, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 126.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Peru peaked at 12.21 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3 current LCU, in 1972.
That places Peru 86th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34 current LCU | 3 current LCU | 138 current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 230,624 current LCU | 214 current LCU | 2.13 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 billion current LCU | 420.04 million current LCU | 4.04 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 billion current LCU | 4.05 billion current LCU | 5.88 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.75 billion current LCU | 4.95 billion current LCU | 9.81 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.46 billion current LCU | 10.71 billion current LCU | 12.21 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More public sector data for Peru
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 15.9% (2021)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 29.5% (2021)
- Taxes on goods and services 36.3% (2021)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.6% (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.2% (2021)
- Interest payments 6.6% (2021)
- Grants and other revenue 15.2% (2021)
- Interest payments 6.1% (2021)
- Other taxes 8.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Peru?
- Interest payments in Peru was 12.21 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 billion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 current LCU in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for interest payments?
- Peru ranks 86th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.