Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Peru

Peru: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5018 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5018
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
47th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.712
in 1996
All-time low
0.5018
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Peru, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.6941996: 0.7121997: 0.6691998: 0.6761999: 0.6492000: 0.6842001: 0.6832002: 0.6452003: 0.6462004: 0.6622005: 0.6612006: 0.6392007: 0.6292008: 0.582009: 0.5912010: 0.5842011: 0.5752012: 0.5452013: 0.5562014: 0.5662015: 0.6032016: 0.562017: 0.5622018: 0.5432019: 0.5572020: 0.502

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.5018 for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Peru peaked at 0.712 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5018, in 2020.

That places Peru 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Peru, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.6937
1996 0.712 +2.6%
1997 0.6691 -6.0%
1998 0.6763 +1.1%
1999 0.6494 -4.0%
2000 0.6838 +5.3%
2001 0.6833 -0.1%
2002 0.6446 -5.7%
2003 0.6459 +0.2%
2004 0.6619 +2.5%
2005 0.6612 -0.1%
2006 0.6392 -3.3%
2007 0.629 -1.6%
2008 0.5801 -7.8%
2009 0.5909 +1.9%
2010 0.5835 -1.3%
2011 0.5754 -1.4%
2012 0.5448 -5.3%
2013 0.5561 +2.1%
2014 0.5663 +1.8%
2015 0.6027 +6.4%
2016 0.5598 -7.1%
2017 0.5622 +0.4%
2018 0.5435 -3.3%
2019 0.5571 +2.5%
2020 0.5018 -9.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.5018 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6549, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.5018 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6095, 82% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6801 0.6494 0.712 5
2000s 0.642 0.5801 0.6838 10
2010s 0.5651 0.5435 0.6027 10
2020s 0.5018 0.5018 0.5018 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 44 Croatia 0.544 compare
  2. 45 Belarus 0.5393 compare
  3. 46 Kazakhstan 0.5037 compare
  4. 48 Norway 0.4963 compare
  5. 49 Czechia 0.496 compare
  6. 50 Indonesia 0.4934 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Peru?
Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Peru was 0.5018 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.712 in 1996.
What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5018 in 2020.
How does Peru rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
Peru ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
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