Interest payments in Peru
Peru: Interest payments was 6.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, interest payments in Peru stood at 6.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Peru peaked at 39.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2015.
That places Peru 80th out of 152 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 | 14.5% | 6.7% | 28.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 16.1% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 11.7% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 77 Tajikistan 6.4% compare
- 78 Uruguay 6.4% compare
- 79 Madagascar 6.3% compare
- 81 Mongolia 6.0% compare
- 82 Spain 5.9% compare
- 83 San Marino 5.9% compare
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)
- Other taxes 8.5% (2021)
- Compensation of employees 15.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Peru?
- Interest payments in Peru was 6.1% 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 39.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for interest payments?
- Peru ranks 80th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 (% of expense). 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.