Peru Economy and Trade
GDP $334.85B · real growth 3.4% · latest verified annual data
Peru records $334.85B of nominal GDP in the 2025 observation used here, while real GDP growth is 3.4% in 2025. The per-person GDP figure is $9,684 (2025); the CPI series shows 2.0% for 2024. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
Peru at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
Merchandise trade
What Peru's economic profile is telling you
Peru's nominal GDP reached about $334.85 billion in 2025 and real output grew by 3.4 percent. The CPI value retained here is the verified 2024 observation, while modeled unemployment is 2025. Matched WTO 2024 merchandise data show a sizeable goods surplus led by exports to China.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Peru | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $334.85B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $9,684 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 3.4% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 2.0% | 2024 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 5.1% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $74.03B | 2024 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $54.93B | 2024 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Peru's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $334.85B for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Peru?
Merchandise exports were $74.03B and imports were $54.93B in 2024, giving a same-year goods balance of +$19.10B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
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Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile