Economic Indicators for Peru


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Current account balance0.83-3.954.57-11.78Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index159.82150.12159.820.00
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )6.468.337,481.660.19Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate12.6010.984,260.0110.98%
Interest rates7.470.8161.19-62.77Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt35.2534.76189.2518.39% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )91.5898.74106.7483.80
Human Capital Index0.610.590.610.55Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered104,701.00105,014.00105,014.0037,617.00Number
Time required to start a business26.0026.00104.5026.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse137.00137.00202.00137.00Days
Armed forces Personnel158,000.00158,000.00203,000.00110,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services27.0928.9031.5210.56Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services23.8228.3528.7111.21Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP26824626812USD Billions
GDP Growth-0.552.7313.36-12.31Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.601.642.500.90Per 1,000 people
Physicians1.651.361.650.53Per 1,000 people
Labor force18,581,274.0018,261,790.0018,599,236.008,096,772.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education5.344.9410.383.47Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.162.195.842.16Total
Population35353516Thousands