Social contributions (% of revenue) in Peru
Peru: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 9.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Peru, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2021, social contributions in Peru stood at 9.7%.
The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Peru peaked at 13.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1990.
Peru ranks 64th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.4% | — |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +77.4% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -20.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 9.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 74% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Peru's 9.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.0%, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions (% of revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +77.4% | 7.4% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Peru?
- Social contributions in Peru was 9.7% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for social contributions?
- Peru ranks 64th out of 112 countries with data for 2021.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. 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.