Starting a business - Score in Peru
Peru: Starting a business - Score was 82.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Peru, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Peru stood at 82.13.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Peru peaked at 82.36 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.37, in 2003.
That places Peru 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.37 | — |
| 2004 | 55.75 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 55.48 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.83 | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 63.18 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.44 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 74.56 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 75.6 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 77.27 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.52 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.61 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.72 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.2 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.6 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.59 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.36 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 82.13 | -0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 82.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 82.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8 | 55.37 | 74.56 | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.56 | 75.6 | 82.36 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Peru?
- Starting a business - score in Peru was 82.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 82.36 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.37 in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for starting a business - score?
- Peru ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.