Peru vs Venezuela
Peru vs Venezuela: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $6,891 in Peru and $1,519 in Venezuela, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Peru, by $5,372, or 4.54 times that in Venezuela.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Venezuela.
- In 2025, Peru ranked 87 and Venezuela ranked 153 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Peru | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,891 | $1,519 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $6,732 | $1,501 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $6,575 | $1,428 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $6,671 | $1,377 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $6,551 | $1,273 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $5,832 | $1,256 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $6,626 | $1,759 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $6,593 | $2,359 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $6,457 | $2,863 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $6,392 | $3,374 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $6,232 | $4,097 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $6,104 | $4,413 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $6,021 | $4,643 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $5,740 | $4,638 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $5,453 | $4,445 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $5,167 | $4,324 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $4,801 | $4,451 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $4,779 | $4,656 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $4,408 | $4,490 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $4,091 | $4,191 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $3,835 | $3,876 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $3,641 | $3,577 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $3,503 | $3,078 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $3,399 | $3,397 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $3,262 | $3,790 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $3,286 | $3,732 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $3,250 | $3,674 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $3,258 | $3,983 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $3,331 | $4,044 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $3,187 | $3,882 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $3,159 | $3,974 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $2,999 | $3,905 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $2,723 | $4,086 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $2,640 | $4,169 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $2,709 | $4,024 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $2,707 | $3,761 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $2,913 | $3,612 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $3,397 | $4,306 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $3,837 | $4,151 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $3,578 | $4,061 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $3,348 | $3,925 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $3,361 | $4,003 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $3,325 | $3,909 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $3,805 | $4,445 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $3,910 | $4,455 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $3,797 | $4,638 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $3,675 | $4,992 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $3,620 | $5,097 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $3,812 | $5,126 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $3,893 | $4,966 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $3,934 | $4,746 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $3,867 | $4,749 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $3,625 | $4,791 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $3,501 | $4,608 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $3,474 | $4,688 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $3,404 | $4,763 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $3,377 | $4,562 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $3,355 | $4,675 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $3,446 | $4,498 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $3,413 | $4,519 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $3,244 | $4,602 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $3,161 | $4,569 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $3,054 | $4,254 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $3,014 | $4,238 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $2,820 | $4,043 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $2,704 | $4,060 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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