Peru Unemployment Rate

2001 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Peru Unemployment Rate

  • Peru Unemployment Rate dropped to 5.93% in Nov 2025, from the previously reported figure of 5.94% in Oct 2025.
  • Peru Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Mar 2001 to Nov 2025, with an average rate of 6.03%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 16.53% in Sep 2020 and a record low of 5.42% in Nov 2014.
  • The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Peru Population reached 32.82 million people in Jun 2020.


View Peru's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2001 to Nov 2025 in the chart:

Peru Unemployment Rate

What was Peru's Unemployment Rate in Nov 2025?

Peru Unemployment Rate dropped to 5.93% in Nov 2025, from the previously reported figure of 5.94% in Oct 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.93 Nov 2025 5.94 Oct 2025 5.42 Nov 2014 16.53 Sep 2020 % monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.14 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 12.30 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 4.32 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Nov 2025
Austria (%) 5.80 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Nov 2025
Belgium (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.80 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 8.45 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 7.02 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.30 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (%) 3.22 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.59 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 6.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 6.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.93 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Germany (%) 3.80 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Ghana (%) 3.01 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.80 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Nov 2025
Hungary (%) 4.40 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.60 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Nov 2025
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.10 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.70 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (%) 6.18 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 2.96 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.69 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 3.53 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Oman (%) 2.90 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.91 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 5.93 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2025
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 5.60 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.20 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.44 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.04 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 31.90 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 10.45 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025

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Peru Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,777.337 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,504.737 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 105,081.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PEN bn) 304.257 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PEN bn) 520.708 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (PEN bn) 287.272 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.721 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,233.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 8,464.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 46.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
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 (%) 10.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
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) 1,047.000 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 830.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,708.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,546.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Exports: Asia: Japan (USD mn) 256.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: 2007p (USD th) 3,175,235.60 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2018
Exports: 2007p (USD th) 3,837,345.34 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2018
Exports: MINCETUR: South Korea (USD mn) 271.00 May 2018 monthly Sep 2003 - May 2018
Exports: America: NAFTA: USA (USD mn) 989.000 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Jan 2025
Exports: Asia: China (USD mn) 2,535.000 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Jan 2025
Imports: MINCETUR: India (USD mn) 89.00 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: America: NAFTA: USA (USD mn) 949.000 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Jan 2025
Imports: Asia: China (USD mn) 1,453.000 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Jan 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 177.207 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 134.138 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 684.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,455.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,081.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -417.589 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 17.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -435.072 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 115,113.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 36.7 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 9,485.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.2 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -5.570 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -96,502.438 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Private Sector: Liabilities: Direct Investment (USD mn) 613.137 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2018
Public External Debt: USD: Net (USD mn) -44.185 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Netherlands (USD mn) 1,397.596 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: USA (USD mn) 4,067.202 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Spain (USD mn) 5,227.664 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: 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: Industry (USD mn) 3,454.790 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Finance (USD mn) 7,339.901 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Communications (USD mn) 5,495.161 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 15.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 89,723.122 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 152,730.371 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 5.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.5 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 82,557.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 15.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,723.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 111,436.334 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 67,977.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 13.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 53,901.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 105,672.105 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.14 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 90,198.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible Foreign Currencies (FCR) (USD mn) 82,532.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
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) 15.2 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Nov 2025
BCRP Forecast: Consumer Price Index: YoY (%) 2.500 2020 yearly 2016 - 2020
Macroeconomic Outlook Survey: Business Confidence Index (Point) 58.178 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2002 - Nov 2025

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