Peru vs Venezuela
Peru vs Venezuela: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 3.4% a year in Peru and 9% a year in Venezuela, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 5.6 percentage points, or 2.63 times that in Peru.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Venezuela has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Peru.
- In 2025, Peru ranked 74 and Venezuela ranked 5 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Peru at 3% a year in 2031.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Venezuela at 7% a year in 2027.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Peru | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | -0.4 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | 13.4 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | -10.9 | -33.2 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | -29 |
| 2018 | 4 | -21.4 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | -14.4 |
| 2016 | 4 | -17 |
| 2015 | 3.3 | -3.9 |
| 2014 | 2.4 | -2.3 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | 6.3 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 8.3 | -0.7 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | -4.1 |
| 2008 | 9.1 | 3.3 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| 2005 | 6.3 | 10.3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 18.3 |
| 2003 | 4.2 | -7.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | -8.9 |
| 2001 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | 1.5 | -6 |
| 1998 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| 1996 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| 1995 | 7.4 | 4 |
| 1994 | 12.3 | -2.3 |
| 1993 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | -0.5 | 6.1 |
| 1991 | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| 1990 | -5.1 | 6.5 |
| 1989 | -13.4 | -13.9 |
| 1988 | -9.4 | 6.5 |
| 1987 | 7.7 | 4.8 |
| 1986 | 12.1 | 6.1 |
| 1985 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 1984 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 1983 | -9.3 | -9.9 |
| 1982 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| 1981 | 5.5 | -1.3 |
| 1980 | 7.7 | -4.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Peru | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
| 2027 | 2.9 | 7 |
| 2028 | 3.2 | – |
| 2029 | 3 | – |
| 2030 | 3 | – |
| 2031 | 3 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Peru vs Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyPeru: 77.7 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPeru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPeru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPeru: 2.28% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide ratePeru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Venezuela: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPeru: 33.9 million people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthPeru: 1.12% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePeru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPeru: 85.6% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median agePeru: 29.5 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPeru: 9% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePeru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPeru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personPeru: $75 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelPeru: 158,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerPeru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPeru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPeru: 90 million TIV in 2025Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsPeru: 5 million TIV in 2004Venezuela: 40 million TIV in 2009