Foreign liabilities in Peru

Peru: Foreign liabilities was 226.69 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
226.69 billion current US$
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
52nd
of 151 countries
All-time high
226.69 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
40.35 billion current US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Peru, 1995–2020

50.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B250.0B1995200720201995: 40.5B current US$1996: 43.7B current US$1997: 40.4B current US$1998: 41.2B current US$1999: 41.3B current US$2000: 41.4B current US$2001: 41.6B current US$2002: 43.5B current US$2003: 46.4B current US$2004: 48.6B current US$2005: 51.4B current US$2006: 58.6B current US$2007: 78.9B current US$2008: 78.6B current US$2009: 90.3B current US$2010: 115.4B current US$2011: 121.1B current US$2012: 154.3B current US$2013: 163.3B current US$2014: 173.3B current US$2015: 178.1B current US$2016: 192.5B current US$2017: 207.2B current US$2018: 211.5B current US$2019: 219.6B current US$2020: 226.7B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Peru recorded 226.69 billion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 96.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Peru peaked at 226.69 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.35 billion current US$, in 1997.

Peru ranks 52nd of 151 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.

Foreign liabilities in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities (current US$) in Peru, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 40.53 billion current US$
1996 43.66 billion current US$ +7.7%
1997 40.35 billion current US$ -7.6%
1998 41.23 billion current US$ +2.2%
1999 41.29 billion current US$ +0.1%
2000 41.44 billion current US$ +0.4%
2001 41.57 billion current US$ +0.3%
2002 43.53 billion current US$ +4.7%
2003 46.44 billion current US$ +6.7%
2004 48.62 billion current US$ +4.7%
2005 51.38 billion current US$ +5.7%
2006 58.56 billion current US$ +14.0%
2007 78.92 billion current US$ +34.8%
2008 78.64 billion current US$ -0.4%
2009 90.27 billion current US$ +14.8%
2010 115.42 billion current US$ +27.9%
2011 121.06 billion current US$ +4.9%
2012 154.28 billion current US$ +27.4%
2013 163.27 billion current US$ +5.8%
2014 173.25 billion current US$ +6.1%
2015 178.11 billion current US$ +2.8%
2016 192.50 billion current US$ +8.1%
2017 207.17 billion current US$ +7.6%
2018 211.47 billion current US$ +2.1%
2019 219.61 billion current US$ +3.8%
2020 226.69 billion current US$ +3.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 226.69 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.55 billion current US$, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 226.69 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.29 billion current US$, 5.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign liabilities 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +34.8% 58.56 billion current US$ 78.92 billion current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.41 billion current US$ 40.35 billion current US$ 43.66 billion current US$ 5
2000s 57.94 billion current US$ 41.44 billion current US$ 90.27 billion current US$ 10
2010s 173.62 billion current US$ 115.42 billion current US$ 219.61 billion current US$ 10
2020s 226.69 billion current US$ 226.69 billion current US$ 226.69 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 49 Philippines 254.19 billion current US$ compare
  2. 50 Romania 237.27 billion current US$ compare
  3. 51 Kazakhstan 233.19 billion current US$ compare
  4. 53 Slovakia 197.54 billion current US$ compare
  5. 54 Ukraine 171.66 billion current US$ compare
  6. 55 Nigeria 164.56 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

More reference data data for Peru

All data for Peru →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Peru?
Foreign liabilities in Peru was 226.69 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 226.69 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 40.35 billion current US$ in 1997.
How does Peru rank for foreign liabilities?
Peru ranks 52nd out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Foreign liabilities in Peru. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-liabilities-current-us/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-liabilities-current-us/peru/">Foreign liabilities in Peru</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed