MacroPeru
Debt per person in Peru
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Peru's debt per person is $2,915 — #36 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$2,915
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Peru would carry about $2,915 of it.
Among 124 countries
- Rank
- #36 of 124
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 71 %
- 88 of 124 countries
- Latest move
- ▼ $498
- since 2021
In Americas: #5 of 26vs median $6,404: −54 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Iraq | $2,856 | −$59 |
| 35 | Russia | $2,913 | −$2 |
| 36 | Peru | $2,915 | — |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2,990 | +$75 |
| 38 | Morocco | $3,112 | +$197 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.