Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Peru
Peru: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 120.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
120.22
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 194 countries
All-time high
120.34
in 2022
All-time low
33.69
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 120.22 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Peru peaked at 120.34 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.69, in 2000.
Peru ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.69 | — |
| 2001 | 36.33 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 39.01 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 36.5 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 38.59 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 41.93 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 54.91 | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 67.45 | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 82.98 | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 84.26 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 95.4 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 106.7 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 120.25 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 113.23 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 105.54 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 93.64 | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 92.14 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 96.26 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 107.91 | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 104.32 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.8 | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 114.33 | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 120.34 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 120.22 | -0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 120.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135.37, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 120.22 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 168.87, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.56 | 33.69 | 84.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.54 | 92.14 | 120.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.17 | 89.8 | 120.34 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,851 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Peru?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Peru was 120.22 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 120.34 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.69 in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Peru ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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