Interest payments (% of expense) in Peru
Peru: Interest payments (% of expense) 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.
Interest payments (% of expense) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.7% | — |
| 1973 | 12.5% | +87.5% |
| 1974 | 9.5% | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | -27.3% |
| 1977 | 14.8% | +72.4% |
| 1978 | 23.5% | +58.8% |
| 1979 | 28.9% | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | -24.6% |
| 1981 | 24.0% | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 22.3% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | +22.4% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 30.6% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | -36.3% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | -17.3% |
| 1988 | 25.7% | +59.3% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +117.1% |
| 1991 | 26.7% | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | -22.4% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +7.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 6.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 6.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments (% of expense) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +117.1% | 18.2% | 39.5% |
| 1973 | +87.5% | 6.7% | 12.5% |
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 |
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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.