Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Peru
Peru: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Peru peaked at 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1973.
Peru ranks 99th of 157 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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +54.2% |
| 1977 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +55.7% |
| 1978 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +115.2% |
| 1979 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +46.3% |
| 1980 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +46.2% |
| 1981 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +39.0% |
| 1982 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +84.8% |
| 1983 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +107.6% |
| 1984 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +130.3% |
| 1985 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +299.9% |
| 1986 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1312.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1267.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6995.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0574 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +345.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0962 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +67.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1479 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +53.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1833 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1796 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.193 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2135 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2313 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2516 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.252 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.248 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2596 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2704 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2646 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2469 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2406 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2365 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2307 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2259 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2251 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2086 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1998 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2096 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2238 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2405 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.221 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2082 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2298 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.236 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.225 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +32.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 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 | +6995.0% | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1988 | +1312.8% | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1989 | +1267.4% | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1991 | +345.9% | 0.0129 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0574 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1985 | +299.9% | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1984 | +130.3% | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1567 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2516 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2475 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2259 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2704 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2202 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1998 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2405 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.262 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.225 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 96 Tonga 0.3309 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3147 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 China 0.3037 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2945 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Brazil 0.2899 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Belarus 0.2842 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Peru?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Peru was 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2989 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- How does Peru rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Peru ranks 99th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.