Short-term debt in Peru
Peru: Short-term debt was 11.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Peru stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% 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 50th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
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 | 12.3% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 47 Paraguay 11.9% compare
- 48 Kazakhstan, Republic of 11.7% compare
- 49 Albania 11.6% compare
- 51 Morocco 11.0% compare
- 52 El Salvador 10.6% compare
- 53 Côte d'Ivoire 10.6% compare
More external debt data for Peru
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 121.92 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 469.57 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.3% (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 2.46 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 47.36 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- IBRD loans and IDA credits 5.75 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Peru?
- Short-term debt in Peru was 11.2% in 2024, 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 50th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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.