Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Peru
Peru: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 14.11 billion current LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Peru recorded 14.11 billion current LCU for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.9% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Peru peaked at 14.11 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.71 billion current LCU, in 1996.
Peru ranks 91st of 156 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.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Peru, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10 current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 8 current LCU | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 14 current LCU | +75.0% |
| 1975 | 14 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 18 current LCU | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 35 current LCU | +94.4% |
| 1978 | 42 current LCU | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 92 current LCU | +119.0% |
| 1980 | 178 current LCU | +93.5% |
| 1981 | 353 current LCU | +98.3% |
| 1982 | 543 current LCU | +53.8% |
| 1983 | 910 current LCU | +67.6% |
| 1984 | 1,989 current LCU | +118.6% |
| 1985 | 4,337 current LCU | +118.0% |
| 1986 | 8,289 current LCU | +91.1% |
| 1987 | 12,959 current LCU | +56.3% |
| 1988 | 48,000 current LCU | +270.4% |
| 1989 | 1.72 million current LCU | +3477.1% |
| 1990 | 59.51 million current LCU | +3365.9% |
| 1991 | 362.00 million current LCU | +508.3% |
| 1992 | 670.00 million current LCU | +85.1% |
| 1993 | 1.95 billion current LCU | +191.3% |
| 1994 | 3.05 billion current LCU | +56.1% |
| 1995 | 1.54 billion current LCU | -49.6% |
| 1996 | -1.71 billion current LCU | -211.4% |
| 1997 | 2.46 billion current LCU | -243.8% |
| 1998 | 3.79 billion current LCU | +54.1% |
| 1999 | 4.10 billion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 3.18 billion current LCU | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 2.25 billion current LCU | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 1.46 billion current LCU | -35.3% |
| 2003 | 2.94 billion current LCU | +101.6% |
| 2004 | 2.70 billion current LCU | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 3.37 billion current LCU | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 3.05 billion current LCU | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 3.59 billion current LCU | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 4.51 billion current LCU | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 6.37 billion current LCU | +41.1% |
| 2010 | 8.61 billion current LCU | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 9.53 billion current LCU | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 8.34 billion current LCU | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 8.79 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 9.63 billion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 10.79 billion current LCU | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 7.01 billion current LCU | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 10.01 billion current LCU | +42.8% |
| 2018 | 11.21 billion current LCU | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 11.55 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.81 billion current LCU | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 14.11 billion current LCU | +43.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 14.11 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.41 billion current LCU, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 14.11 billion current LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.11 billion current LCU, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net investment in nonfinancial assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +3477.1% | 48,000 current LCU | 1.72 million current LCU |
| 1990 | +3365.9% | 1.72 million current LCU | 59.51 million current LCU |
| 1991 | +508.3% | 59.51 million current LCU | 362.00 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.12 current LCU | 8 current LCU | 92 current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 179,456 current LCU | 178 current LCU | 1.72 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 billion current LCU | -1.71 billion current LCU | 4.10 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 billion current LCU | 1.46 billion current LCU | 6.37 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 billion current LCU | 7.01 billion current LCU | 11.55 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.96 billion current LCU | 9.81 billion current LCU | 14.11 billion current LCU | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Peru?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Peru was 14.11 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.11 billion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.71 billion current LCU in 1996.
- How does Peru rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Peru ranks 91st out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.