Public social spending as share of GDP in Peru
Peru: Public social spending as share of GDP was 7.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public social spending as share of GDP in Peru, 2012–2023
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Peru recorded 7.5% for public social spending as share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public social spending as share of gdp in Peru peaked at 9.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2012.
That places Peru 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public social spending as share of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.0% | — |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -6.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 7.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.6%, 60% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 8.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public social spending as share of gdp in Peru?
- Public social spending as share of gdp in Peru was 7.5% in 2023, according to OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.