Peru: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Peru's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) rose 122.91 on 2023 (from 1,431 to 1,553).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +57.79 and a typical year strayed about 48.98 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 126.71 in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 100.93 in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 87.47 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 1,725 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 123.22, against 220.71 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Peru had the 20th highest value of the 74 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Peru in the 2024 ranking

• Seychelles — 16th of 74: 1,627
• San Marino — 17th of 74: 1,613
• Thailand — 18th of 74: 1,571
• Croatia — 20th of 74: 1,545
• Malta — 21st of 74: 1,449
• Samoa — 22nd of 74: 1,416

What this measures

Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.

Limitations: For many countries data cover the total number of deposit accounts due to lack of information on account holders.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 21 values

Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in nearby economies

• Belize — 785.73 (2024)
• Brazil — 954.94 (2024)
• Colombia — 1,803 (2024)
• Costa Rica — 1,958 (2024)
• Dominican Republic — 895.77 (2024)
• Ecuador — 761.08 (2024)
• El Salvador — 1,111 (2024)
• Haiti — 257.05 (2020)
• Nicaragua — 483.83 (2024)
• Paraguay

More financial sector data for Peru

• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 165.52 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 1.53% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 197.2 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$3.57 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$3.57 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 39.62% (2024)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 436.63 billion (2024)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 269.92 billion (2024)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 39.62% (2024)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Peru's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)?

1,553 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 367.17% from 332.53 in 2004 (8.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,553 in 2024 and the lowest 231.6 in 2005.

How does Peru rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FB.CBK.DPTR.P3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FAS Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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