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Peru

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Lima330,121 observations
Population
34.58M
world rank #48 / 217
GDP
334.85B
world rank #46 / 186
GDP / capita
16,079.1
world rank #100 / 185
Life expectancy
77.9
world rank #73 / 217

Governance

602 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile33.3#146Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47.4#115Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile54.7#156Rule of Law0-100 percentile48.3#133
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,525 indicators
GDPcurrent US$334.85B#46GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $16,079.1#100GDP growth%3.4%#91Inflation%1.5%#46
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$82.69B#48Merchandise importscurrent US$60.63B#57Exports of goods & services% GDP30%#85Imports of goods & services% GDP21.8%#118
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,036 indicators
Life expectancyyears77.9#73Infant mortalityper 1k births11#56Maternal mortalityper 100k51#38Health spending% GDP5.6%#113
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,718 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross108.3%#18Education spending% GDP4.4%#18Adult literacy%93.7%#16Primary enrollment% gross112.8%#17
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,293 indicators
Populationpeople34.58M#48Population growth%1%#99Urban population%85.6%#35Fertility ratebirths/woman2#103
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

292 indicators
Electricity access% pop96.5%#17Renewable energy share%30.6%#72Forest area% land56.1%#38Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,594.7#94
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

303 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop82.1%#34Electricity access, urban% urban pop99%#10Energy use per capitakg oil eq.823.4#102Electricity from coal% of output0.06%#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

393 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area22.1%#63Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.6%#38Capture fisheries productiontonnes5.76M#4
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

332 indicators
Agricultural land% land area19.1%#155Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,850.9#20Aquaculture productiontonnes117,620.2#37Food production index2014-16 = 100128.1#26
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

656 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people124.6#65Secure internet serversper 1M people826.8#113Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people4.1#97
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

3,223 indicators
Gini indexindex40.1#13Extreme poverty% pop5.1%#15Internet users% pop82%#91Homicide rateper 100k8.6#83
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

390 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-105.2#41Hazard & exposure0-106.7#57Vulnerability0-105.3#42
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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