Interest payments in Peru
Peru: Interest payments was 6.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Peru is 6.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Peru peaked at 61.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2014.
Peru ranks 79th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.8% | — |
| 1973 | 13.5% | +133.3% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | -33.5% |
| 1975 | 12.4% | +38.0% |
| 1976 | 9.6% | -21.9% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | +56.4% |
| 1978 | 27.4% | +81.4% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 25.1% | +19.4% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | +68.4% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 23.9% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +36.0% |
| 1989 | 28.5% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 61.6% | +116.4% |
| 1991 | 28.0% | -54.5% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 5.8% | 27.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 21.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 10.4% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 7.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Peru
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -81.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 74.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -22.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.57 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Peru?
- Interest payments in Peru was 6.6% 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 61.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for interest payments?
- Peru ranks 79th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.