Peru — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Peru, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Peru was 3.43% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.42% in 2021. The lowest was -12.31% in 1989 (about -3.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.18% per year.
Peru ranks 101 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Peru sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 74% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 5%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 17 of 40 economies; Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (3.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 4573% in 1983. That is 36% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 25th of 107 in 1961 → 85th of 119 in 1970 → 44th of 152 in 1980 → 163rd of 176 in 1990 → 146th of 199 in 2000 → 27th of 209 in 2010 → 177th of 209 in 2020 → 91st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 3.52% | +3.9 pp |
| 2023 | -0.35% | -3.2 pp |
| 2022 | 2.82% | -10.6 pp |
| 2021 | 13.42% | +24.3 pp |
| 2020 | -10.93% | -13.2 pp |
| 2019 | 2.24% | -1.7 pp |
| 2018 | 3.97% | +1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 2.52% | -1.4 pp |
| 2016 | 3.95% | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 3.25% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 2.38% | -3.5 pp |
| 2013 | 5.85% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 6.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 6.33% | -2.0 pp |
| 2010 | 8.33% | +7.2 pp |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -8.0 pp |
| 2008 | 9.13% | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 8.52% | +1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 7.53% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 6.29% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 4.96% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 4.17% | -1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 5.45% | +4.8 pp |
| 2001 | 0.62% | -2.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.69% | +1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 1.49% | +1.9 pp |
| 1998 | -0.39% | -6.9 pp |
| 1997 | 6.48% | +3.7 pp |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -4.6 pp |
| 1995 | 7.41% | -4.9 pp |
| 1994 | 12.31% | +7.1 pp |
| 1993 | 5.24% | +5.8 pp |
| 1992 | -0.54% | -2.8 pp |
| 1991 | 2.22% | +7.2 pp |
| 1990 | -4.98% | +7.3 pp |
| 1989 | -12.31% | -2.9 pp |
| 1988 | -9.44% | -19.2 pp |
| 1987 | 9.73% | +0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 9.43% | +7.4 pp |
| 1985 | 2.06% | -1.5 pp |
| 1984 | 3.61% | +14.0 pp |
| 1983 | -10.41% | -10.2 pp |
| 1982 | -0.22% | -5.8 pp |
| 1981 | 5.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 5.94% | +1.9 pp |
| 1979 | 4.09% | +6.7 pp |
| 1978 | -2.64% | -3.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.35% | -1.1 pp |
| 1976 | 1.45% | -2.9 pp |
| 1975 | 4.3% | -5.1 pp |
| 1974 | 9.39% | +3.1 pp |
| 1973 | 6.28% | +2.8 pp |
| 1972 | 3.48% | -1.1 pp |
| 1971 | 4.59% | +1.2 pp |
| 1970 | 3.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 3.51% | +3.4 pp |
| 1968 | 0.15% | -3.7 pp |
| 1967 | 3.85% | -4.4 pp |
| 1966 | 8.24% | +2.6 pp |
| 1965 | 5.62% | -0.9 pp |
| 1964 | 6.55% | +2.2 pp |
| 1963 | 4.33% | -5.7 pp |
| 1962 | 10.04% | +2.7 pp |
| 1961 | 7.35% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Peru’s GDP growth in 1962?
10.04% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Peru’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -53.3% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.43%; 2024: 3.52%; 2023: -0.35%; 2022: 2.82%; 2021: 13.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.