In 2023, the public debt that Peru's central government owed to foreign creditors equaled 14.4 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). In 2019, the South American country recorded the lowest share that Peru's external debt has registered at least since 2000, 7.1 percent. The South American country has one of the lowest percentage of foreign debt in the region.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (September 16, 2025). External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Peru from 2002 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1057108/peru-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Peru from 2002 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1057108/peru-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2025). External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Peru from 2002 to 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1057108/peru-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
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External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Peru from 2002 to 2023 [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, September 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1057108/peru-government-external-debt-share-gdp/