Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Peru
Peru: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 9.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Peru, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2025, short-term debt in Peru stood at 9.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Peru peaked at 31.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2003.
Peru ranks 59th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.5% | — |
| 1971 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 16.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.5% | +35.0% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 16.7% | -21.4% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +30.8% |
| 1981 | 17.3% | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | -33.0% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | +23.3% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 26.3% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 20.8% | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -29.0% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +60.9% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -18.0% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | -18.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 9.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 77% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 9.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.1%, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 14.0% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 15.6% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 8.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More external debt data for Peru
- Net financial flows, IBRD -424.90 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.56 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 53.4 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.59 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 49.26 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 83.15 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 8.54 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 10.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 43.36 billion US dollar (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Peru?
- Short-term debt in Peru was 9.1% in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for short-term debt?
- Peru ranks 59th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.