Peru vs the United States: Economic Indicators Comparison
The United States with a GDP of $20.5T ranked the 1st largest economy in the world, while Peru ranked 51st with $222B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, the United States and Peru ranked 113th vs 81st and 11th vs 93rd, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Peru |  United States |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $222B | $20.5T |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 4% | 2.9% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Population | 29.4M | 325.1M |
| GDP per capita | $6.9k | $63k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.21% | 2.29% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 1.58 | 1 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.48 | 1 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $14k | $63k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $207.1B | $20.6T |
| GNI per capita | $6.5k | $63k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $438.6B | $20.8T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $14k | $64k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Peru | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 30% | 37% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 28% | 21% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2% | 2.4% |
| Unemployment | 2.8% | 3.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 67.9 | 76.6 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 7.36 | 8.55 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.46 | 8.39 |
| Property Rights Index | 54.9 | 81.8 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 30.6 | 83.7 |
| Business Freedom Index | 67.1 | 83.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 89 | 54.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 62.9 | 87.9 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 75 | 85 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 60 | 80 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 88.4 | 79.8 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 86.3 | 75.5 |
| Government Spending Index | 86.4 | 56.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | 80.8 | 74.6 |
| Government Integrity Index | 33.5 | 77.2 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 35 | 71 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 76.3 | 78.5 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 4.9 | 15.3 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 7.7 | 5.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 4.4M | 79.7M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Peru | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 26.8% | 105.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 31.3% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $66.7B | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 16.6% | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 12.2% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 7.1% | 6.1% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 19.8% | 18.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 21.3% | 21% |
| Total reserves including gold | $60.3B | $449.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $6.5B | $258.4B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Peru | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 25.4% | 12.2% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 23.5% | 15.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$3.6B | -$491B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 17% | 17.2% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $213.7M | N/A |
| Personal remittances received | $3.2B | $6.7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 31.5% | 18.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 6.9% | 0.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $349.2M | $56.1B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $25.9M | $128.7B |
| Expense, % of GDP | 20.3% | 22.4% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 21.3% | 38.1% |
