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🇵🇪 Peru

Republic of Peru

PER PE S/. Peruvian sol (PEN)

Every statistic we track for Peru — 128 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$20,116

#105 of 191

Life expectancy

77.1 yrs

#49 of 188

Happiness score

5.97

#72 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.51

#63 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 59.3% #93/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 59.3% #93/139 2024
Bank Branches 4.5 #127/153 2024
Big Mac Price 5 #24/53 2026
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) -17.8% #24/53 2026
Current Account Balance 3.4% #44/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 36.7% #85/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 51.7% #49/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 3.8 #113/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 5.9% #8/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -2% #64/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 380.9 #45/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 699.1 #46/191 2026
GDP per Capita 10,960 #89/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 12,763 #85/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 20,116 #105/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 4.2% #35/184 2019
Government Debt 30% #149/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 40.7 #14/57 2023
Income per Person 12,050 #72/183 2018
Income per Person 12,050 #72/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.5% #144/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 12 #94/130 2023
Listed Companies 176 #31/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 24.5% #103/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 42.5% #30/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.8% #100/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.3% #47/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 28.2% #41/70 2024
Stocks Traded 1.3% #42/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 341,677,633,395 #50/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 6.3% #37/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2 #102/217 2024
Median Age 30.6 #130/235 2026
Population 30.1 #43/229 2013
Population 34.8 #44/191 2026
Population Density 27.3 #191/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 7,885 #69/195 2025
Urban Population 85.2% #44/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 96.2% #150/214 2023
Internet Users 82% #94/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 124.1 #70/209 2022
Read News Online 57.6% #18/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 27.3% #72/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 4.8 #101/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.3 #110/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 6.1% #104/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 20.7% #194/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 13.5 #95/191 2023
Life Expectancy 77.1 #49/188 2013
Life Expectancy 77.4 #44/186 2020
Suicide Rate 1.5 #174/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 13.4% #112/167 2022
Undernourishment 6.9% #68/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 68 #121/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 4.2% #44/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 10 #69/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 391 #58/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 408 #55/79 2022
PISA Science Score 408 #59/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2 #114/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 823 #102/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 60.1% #53/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #77/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #48/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.7 #138/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 31 #128/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 31 #127/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #77/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #72/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #58/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #98/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 66 #94/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #73/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #87/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.2 #108/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #85/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #63/179 2025
Military Spending 0.8% #123/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #52/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #69/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 47.8 #122/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.6 #84/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 10% #17/17 2024
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 44% #13/17 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.1 #88/192 2024

📰 Media & news

News Avoidance (Digital News Report) 38% #33/48 2026
Paying for Online News (Digital News Report) 14% #22/42 2026
Press Freedom Index 37.9 #141/177 2026
Social Media as News Source (Digital News Report) 69% #7/48 2026
Trust in News (Digital News Report) 32% #28/48 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 5 #87/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 12.7 #92/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 89% #53/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 61.2% #18/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 16.7 #20/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 37.7% #33/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 13.8% #25/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.2 #53/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 48.3 #98/141 2023
World Risk Index 25.8 #14/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 88.6% #5/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6 #72/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #95/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.5 #81/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #123/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.6 #75/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0 #144/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.2 #82/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #79/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 17.9% #20/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 69.9% #122/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 70.2% #103/143 2018
Individualism 16 #56/65 2010
Interpersonal Trust (Latinobarómetro) 10% #15/17 2024
Masculinity 42 #45/65 2010
Power Distance 64 #28/65 2010
Secular Values 0.4 #31/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.4 #36/64 2022
Signed a Petition 18.8% #48/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 5.3% #95/120 2017
Trust in government 3.7 #113/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.3 #147/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3 #109/120 2017
Trust in Science 63.4% #114/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 55.2% #109/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 3.3 #151/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 87 #13/65 2010

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