Insurance and financial services in Peru
Peru: Insurance and financial services was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.9% for insurance and financial services in 2025.
The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Peru peaked at 23.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1984.
Peru ranks 112th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.1% | — |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -19.7% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -54.0% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +131.0% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -79.5% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +3229.3% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | -41.3% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +77.5% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | -34.9% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +87.3% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | -36.9% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +27.7% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -34.5% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 22.5% | +136.7% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -51.6% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +97.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -81.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +86.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +170.8% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 0.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 9.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More private sector data for Peru
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 82.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,392 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Peru?
- Insurance and financial services in Peru was 1.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1984.
- How does Peru rank for insurance and financial services?
- Peru ranks 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 49 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.