Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Peru
Peru: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 15.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Peru recorded 15.9% for tax revenue in 2021.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Peru peaked at 18.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1989.
Peru ranks 83rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.7% | — |
| 1973 | 10.8% | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 12.5% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 13.8% | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 18.0% | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 13.0% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +35.4% |
| 1991 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +20.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 15.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 15.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 13.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 7.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.2% | 15.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Peru?
- Tax revenue in Peru was 15.9% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1989.
- How does Peru rank for tax revenue?
- Peru ranks 83rd out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.