Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Peru
Peru: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 2,041 current LCU per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Peru is 2,041 current LCU per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 47.9% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Peru peaked at 2,041 current LCU per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU per person, in 1973.
That places Peru 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU per person | +37.6% |
| 1975 | 0 current LCU per person | +30.1% |
| 1976 | 0 current LCU per person | +43.3% |
| 1977 | 0 current LCU per person | +37.0% |
| 1978 | 0 current LCU per person | +80.3% |
| 1979 | 0 current LCU per person | +82.3% |
| 1980 | 0 current LCU per person | +62.1% |
| 1981 | 0 current LCU per person | +61.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | +81.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | +61.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 current LCU per person | +128.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 current LCU per person | +234.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 current LCU per person | +34.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 current LCU per person | +59.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0097 current LCU per person | +478.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1897 current LCU per person | +1848.5% |
| 1990 | 15.45 current LCU per person | +8045.9% |
| 1991 | 87.73 current LCU per person | +467.7% |
| 1992 | 150.85 current LCU per person | +71.9% |
| 1993 | 220.1 current LCU per person | +45.9% |
| 1994 | 344.48 current LCU per person | +56.5% |
| 1995 | 393.26 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 429.76 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 491.31 current LCU per person | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 498.77 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 482.26 current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 490.26 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 478.52 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 521.01 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 575.88 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 634.4 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 668.39 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 752.9 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 846.79 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 968.47 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 944.53 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,142 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 1,223 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1,303 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1,414 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1,492 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1,499 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,374 current LCU per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1,402 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,603 current LCU per person | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 1,661 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,380 current LCU per person | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 2,041 current LCU per person | +47.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2,041 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,317 current LCU per person, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2,041 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,712 current LCU per person, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita 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 | +8045.9% | 0.1897 current LCU per person | 15.45 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +1848.5% | 0.0097 current LCU per person | 0.1897 current LCU per person |
| 1988 | +478.0% | 0.0017 current LCU per person | 0.0097 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | +467.7% | 15.45 current LCU per person | 87.73 current LCU per person |
| 1985 | +234.4% | 0.0002 current LCU per person | 0.0008 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0203 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0.1897 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 311.4 current LCU per person | 15.45 current LCU per person | 498.77 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 688.12 current LCU per person | 478.52 current LCU per person | 968.47 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,411 current LCU per person | 1,142 current LCU per person | 1,661 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,711 current LCU per person | 1,380 current LCU per person | 2,041 current LCU per person | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Peru?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Peru was 2,041 current LCU per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,041 current LCU per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU per person in 1973.
- How does Peru rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Peru ranks 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.