Peru Government Debt: % of GDP

1999 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Peru Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Peru Government debt accounted for 30.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with the ratio of 30.9 % in the previous quarter.
  • Peru government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1999 to Dec 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 51.5 % in Dec 1999 and a record low of 18.0 % in Mar 2014.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru provides Government Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Government Debt covers Central Government only.


Related information about Peru Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Peru National Government Debt reached 108.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 86.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Peru's Government Debt: % of GDP from Mar 1999 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Peru Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Peru's Government Debt: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Peru Government debt accounted for 30.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with the ratio of 30.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
30.2 Dec 2025 30.9 Sep 2025 18.0 Mar 2014 51.5 Dec 1999 % quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 51.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 46.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 38.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (%) 81.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 105.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) 38.9 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 107.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 30.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 80.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
Bulgaria (%) 29.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Canada (%) 69.2 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (%) 42.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
China (%) 29.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 66.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 56.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) 55.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 44.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 27.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 67.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 60.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 24.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 81.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 88.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 34.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 63.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 61.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 146.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 46.1 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Hungary (%) 74.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 56.1 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
India (%) 58.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 39.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 8.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 32.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 67.2 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Italy (%) 137.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 202.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1982 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 83.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 23.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) 68.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 47.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 39.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Latvia (%) 46.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 24.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Lithuania (%) 39.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 26.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 51.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 65.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 46.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 80.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2003 - Mar 2026
Mexico (%) 59.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 38.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 38.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 71.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 44.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 49.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 18,684.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 54.3 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Oman (%) 34.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 68.3 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 103.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 65.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 33.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 30.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 65.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 59.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 91.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 59.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 16.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 31.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 44.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 166.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 62.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 65.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 78.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 100.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 91.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Sweden (%) 35.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 22.2 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Taiwan, China (%) 26.8 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 59.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Tunisia (%) 80.5 2025 yearly 2016 - 2025
Turkey (%) 23.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Ukraine (%) 98.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025

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Peru Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -4,595.925 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,975.399 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 108,718.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 30.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PEN bn) 348.454 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PEN bn) 533.651 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (PEN bn) 320.325 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.721 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,189.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 8,464.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 38.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 16,678.809 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 87,486.837 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 13,454.458 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 4,810.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 13.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 673,237.828 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,010,993.031 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 772.000 Mar 2026 monthly Nov 2003 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,033.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,812.000 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2003 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,730.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Exports: Asia: Japan (USD mn) 266.000 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: America: NAFTA: USA (USD mn) 772.000 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: Asia: China (USD mn) 3,812.000 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: America: NAFTA: USA (USD mn) 1,033.000 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Asia: China (USD mn) 1,730.000 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: 2007p (USD th) 3,837,345.34 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2018
Imports: 2007p (USD th) 3,175,235.60 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2018
Exports: MINCETUR: South Korea (USD mn) 271.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Imports: MINCETUR: NAFTA: Canada (USD mn) 51.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Imports: MINCETUR: NAFTA: Mexico (USD mn) 165.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Imports: MINCETUR: India (USD mn) 89.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Export Value Index (2015=100) 188.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 138.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 733.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 5,276.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 5.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,595.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,379.889 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 64.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,315.584 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 113,873.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.5 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 6,929.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.0 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -3.804 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -91,542.985 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Public External Debt: USD: Net (USD mn) -426.366 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Private Sector: Liabilities: Direct Investment (USD mn) 613.137 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Netherlands (USD mn) 1,397.596 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: United Kingdom (USD mn) 6,372.571 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Chile (USD mn) 4,520.987 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Spain (USD mn) 5,227.664 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: USA (USD mn) 4,067.202 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Mining (USD mn) 10,185.779 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Energy (USD mn) 3,504.445 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Communications (USD mn) 5,495.161 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Industry (USD mn) 3,454.790 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Finance (USD mn) 7,339.901 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.6 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 15.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 96,367.161 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 163,118.476 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 14.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.5 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1997 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 85,941.0 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 24.022 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 18.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,201.000 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 118,493.637 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 73,410.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 13.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 53,104.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 107,923.962 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.34 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible Foreign Currencies (FCR) (USD mn) 85,933.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 94,050.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Depository Corporations: Broad Money (PEN mn) 288,389.11 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2018
Banking System: Net Domestic Credit (PEN mn) 116,956.557 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -15.1 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2003 - Apr 2026
BCRP Forecast: Consumer Price Index: YoY (%) 2.500 2020 yearly 2016 - 2020
Macroeconomic Outlook Survey: Business Confidence Index (Point) 44.590 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2002 - Apr 2026

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