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Peru

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Peru

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Risque élevé

4.6 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 5.2
  • Economy 7.0
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Capital
Lima
Population
34,350,244 inh.
Area
1,285,216 km²
Currency
PEN
Regime
presidential system

Executive in office

José María Balcázar

Head of State

José María Balcázar

since 2026.02.18

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

289 G$

2024 ↑ +8.3 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

8,452 $

2024 ↑ +7.2 % vs 2023

Growth

3.3 %

2024 ↑ +3.7 pt vs 2023

Inflation

2.0 %

2024 ↓ -4.4 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

5.1 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

35.2 %

2021 ↑ +0.5 pt vs 2020

Defense / GDP

0.9 %

2024 ↓ -0.3 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

77.9 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.51/1

#79 démocratie électorale

Freedoms (Freedom House)

70/100

Partly Free

Corruption (CPI)

31/100

#1212024

Press freedom (RSF)

56/100

#1252024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #2 Cuivre 2024
  • #3 Argent 2024
  • #2 Zinc 2024
  • #3 Étain 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

67 Md$

Imports

51 Md$

Balance

16 Md$

Top exports

  • Cuivre 21 Md$
  • Or 11 Md$
  • Zinc + plomb 5 Md$

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné + brut 6 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 53%
  • GBR 54%
  • FRA 60%
  • DEU 60%
  • RUS 38%
  • CHN 49%
  • BRA 60%

Abstention: 24%

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2026-04

    Présidentielle + législatives

Last election

  • 2021-06-06

    Présidentielle (T2)

    Pedro Castillo (destitué décembre 2022)

Last institutional rupture Auto-coup avorté Castillo décembre 2022

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