Peru's tax revenue (current LCU) was 139.86 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 85.15% from 75.54 billion in 2011 (6.35% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 139.86 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 89.3 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 75.54 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 139.86 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | 45 | 1972 |
| Average since 2012 | 98.7 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 45 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Peru's tax revenue (current LCU) rose 50.3% on 2020 (from 93.07 billion to 139.86 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +27.1% and a typical year strayed about 73.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8,082.4% in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.9% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.94 billion a year. A straight line explains 52% 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.
Closest to Peru in the 2021 ranking
- Burundi — 3rd of 9: 1.03 trillion
- Gabon — 4th of 9: 1.02 trillion
- Congo, Rep. — 5th of 9: 535.13 billion
- Central African Republic — 7th of 9: 114.52 billion
- Eswatini — 8th of 9: 17.3 billion
- Maldives — 9th of 9: 15.71 billion
What this measures
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 50 values
| Year | Tax revenue (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 139,860,448,413 |
| 2020 | 93,065,242,444 |
| 2019 | 110,681,254,850 |
| 2018 | 104,517,378,139 |
| 2017 | 90,638,021,382 |
| 2016 | 89,297,534,068 |
| 2015 | 90,176,759,710 |
| 2014 | 95,316,137,648 |
| 2013 | 89,322,593,860 |
| 2012 | 84,078,846,642 |
| 2011 |
Tax revenue (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 60.9 trillion (2024)
- Bahamas, The — 2.74 billion (2024)
- Barbados — 2.66 billion (2016)
- Belize — 967.44 million (2017)
- Brazil — 1.82 trillion (2024)
- Chile — 56.74 trillion (2024)
- Colombia — 260.77 trillion (2024)
- Costa Rica — 6.71 trillion (2024)
- Dominican Republic — 1.09 trillion (2024)
- Ecuador — 15.2 billion (2022)
- El Salvador — 7.6 billion (2024)
- Guatemala
More public sector data for Peru
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 2.6 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 9.27 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.81% (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 90 million (2025)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 14.11 billion (2021)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.61% (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -28.47 billion (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -3.24% (2021)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 28.38 billion (2021)
- Grants and other revenue (% of revenue)
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Questions people ask
- What is Peru's tax revenue (current LCU)?
- 139.86 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 310.8 billion% from 45 in 1972 (56.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 139.86 billion in 2021 and the lowest 45 in 1972.
- Is the latest change in tax revenue (current LCU) unusual for Peru?
- In 2021, Peru's tax revenue (current LCU) rose 50.3% on 2020 (from 93.07 billion to 139.86 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +27.1% and a typical year strayed about 73.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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