Peru - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Peru was 0.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 4.57 in 1979, while its lowest value was -11.78 in 1988.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1977 -6.31
1978 -1.54
1979 4.57
1980 -0.56
1981 -7.98
1982 -7.38
1983 -5.03
1984 -1.32
1985 0.62
1986 -9.14
1987 -9.98
1988 -11.78
1989 -2.54
1990 -5.37
1991 -4.38
1992 -5.24
1993 -7.07
1994 -6.02
1995 -8.67
1996 -6.59
1997 -5.79
1998 -6.01
1999 -2.75
2000 -2.99
2001 -2.31
2002 -2.03
2003 -1.62
2004 0.03
2005 1.51
2006 3.24
2007 1.43
2008 -4.41
2009 -0.60
2010 -2.42
2011 -1.96
2012 -3.16
2013 -5.16
2014 -4.53
2015 -5.02
2016 -2.64
2017 -1.26
2018 -1.76
2019 -0.94
2020 0.78

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments