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Peru - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 22.84

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

22.84 (2021)

Global rank

##82 of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1972

1.81×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#28#822018 overtook Zambia2020 overtook Micronesia
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Peru climbed from #28 to #82 (overtook Zambia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Peru

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Zambia in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Micronesia in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1972-2021

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19721982199220022012202111.7516.821.8626.91

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