Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Peru
Peru: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 54.88 billion current LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Peru, 1972–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Peru recorded 54.88 billion current LCU for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.8% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Peru peaked at 54.88 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8 current LCU, in 1972.
Peru ranks 85th of 153 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 income, profits and capital gains in Peru, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 8 current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 13 current LCU | +62.5% |
| 1974 | 19 current LCU | +46.2% |
| 1975 | 21 current LCU | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 19 current LCU | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 24 current LCU | +26.3% |
| 1978 | 33 current LCU | +37.5% |
| 1979 | 100 current LCU | +203.0% |
| 1980 | 264 current LCU | +164.0% |
| 1981 | 238 current LCU | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 371 current LCU | +55.9% |
| 1983 | 438 current LCU | +18.1% |
| 1984 | 935 current LCU | +113.5% |
| 1985 | 2,613 current LCU | +179.5% |
| 1986 | 9,733 current LCU | +272.5% |
| 1987 | 13,126 current LCU | +34.9% |
| 1988 | 86,000 current LCU | +555.2% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million current LCU | +1361.6% |
| 1990 | 37.07 million current LCU | +2849.1% |
| 1991 | 249.58 million current LCU | +573.3% |
| 1992 | 749.09 million current LCU | +200.1% |
| 1993 | 1.41 billion current LCU | +87.7% |
| 1994 | 2.53 billion current LCU | +79.6% |
| 1995 | 3.13 billion current LCU | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 4.62 billion current LCU | +47.3% |
| 1997 | 5.37 billion current LCU | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 5.82 billion current LCU | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 6.04 billion current LCU | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.14 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6.45 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.41 billion current LCU | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.40 billion current LCU | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 9.43 billion current LCU | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 11.19 billion current LCU | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 18.42 billion current LCU | +64.7% |
| 2007 | 22.86 billion current LCU | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 24.15 billion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 20.35 billion current LCU | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 25.80 billion current LCU | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 33.63 billion current LCU | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 37.28 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 36.51 billion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 40.16 billion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 34.75 billion current LCU | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 37.21 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 36.76 billion current LCU | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.60 billion current LCU | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 44.02 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 38.17 billion current LCU | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 54.88 billion current LCU | +43.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.62 current LCU | 8 current LCU | 100 current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 137,072 current LCU | 238 current LCU | 1.26 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.00 billion current LCU | 37.07 million current LCU | 6.04 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.38 billion current LCU | 6.14 billion current LCU | 24.15 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.77 billion current LCU | 25.80 billion current LCU | 44.02 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.52 billion current LCU | 38.17 billion current LCU | 54.88 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More public sector data for Peru
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -81.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 74.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -22.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.57 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Peru?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Peru was 54.88 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 54.88 billion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 current LCU in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Peru ranks 85th out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.