Peru External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Peru External Debt: % of GDP

• Peru External Debt accounted for 36.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 38.6 % in the previous year.
• Peru External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1980 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 99.2 % in Dec 1985 and a record low of 27.9 % in Dec 2011.

CEIC calculates annual External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru provides External Debt in USD based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt excludes direct investment and equity liabilities. External Debt as % of Nominal prior to 2012 is calculated from External Debt based on BPM5.


Related information about Peru External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Peru, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Peru Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 684.9 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 417.6 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• The country's External Debt reached 115,113.6 in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 86.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Peru's External Debt: % of GDP from 1980 to 2024 in the chart:

What was Peru's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?

Peru External Debt accounted for 36.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 38.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
36.7 2024	38.6 2023	27.9 2011	99.2 1985	%	yearly	1980 - 2024

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