Peru: Government spending, in dollars

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 Peru

Government spending, billion USD

 Latest value 43.78
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 9.53
 Min - Max 0.20 - 43.78
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 43.78 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 39 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 81.86 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for Peru from 1960 to 2025 is 9.53 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.2 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 43.78 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Peru: Government spending, in dollars
 2025 43.78
 2024 39.00
 2023 36.21
 2022 32.96
 2021 31.12
 2020 31.86
 2019 30.24
 2018 29.11




Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 13.07 2025 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 43.78 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -3.54 2024 percent
 Primary budget balance -2.11 2024 percent
 Government expenditure 39.97 Q2/2026 billion
 Tax revenue 15.92 2021 percent
 Taxes on goods and services 36.33 2021 percent
 Taxes on international trade 0.79 2021 percent
 Income and profits taxes 29.46 2021 percent
 Foreign aid 586.27 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Government debt 32.15 2024 percent
 Government debt in foreign currency, percent 46.03 2024 percent
 Government debt held by non-residents 45.84 2024 percent
 Sovereign debt average maturity 13.67 2024 percent
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