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|Row 4 info = 29,546,963 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_PE">CIA - The World Facebook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_pe.html "Peru"], from The World Facebook. Referenced 2010-09-28.</ref>
|Row 4 info = 29,546,963 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_PE">CIA - The World Factbook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_pe.html "Peru"], from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-09-28.</ref>
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|Row 5 info = 1.229% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_PE" />
|Row 5 info = 1.229% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_PE" />
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==External links==
==Links==
* [[Wikipedia:Peru|Peru]] on Wikipedia
* [[Wikipedia:Peru|Peru]] on Wikipedia
* [http://www.bcrp.gob.pe Central bank] of Peru
* [http://www.bcrp.gob.pe Central bank] of Peru

Revision as of 19:09, 21 June 2011

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his ouster in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which ushered in Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of Native American ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, has overseen a robust macroeconomic performance.[1]

Economical characteristics

  • Currency: Nuevo Sol (ISO code: PEN)
  • Central bank discount rate: 1.25% (31 November 2009)[1]
  • Commercial banks lending rate: 23.67% (31 December 2008)[1]
  • Stock of money (M1): $15.48 billion (31 December 2008)[1]
  • Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $25.27 billion (31 December 2008)[1]


Statistics

Statistic / Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
GDP (million USD)[2] 51 510 53 290 53 936 56 772 61 347 69 725 79 385 92 320 107 492 129 109
Govt. debt (% of GDP)[3] 31.249 27.117 24.348
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[4] 17.236 17.411 16.622 16.177 16.544 16.483 17.627 19.153 19.933 19.603
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[5] 17.352 17.871 17.599 17.000 17.014 16.648 17.270 16.412 16.996 16.525
Debt to revenue (years) 1.632 1.360 1.242

References

Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CIA_PE
  2. ↑ World Bank. "Peru: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-28.
  3. ↑ World Bank. "Peru: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-28.
  4. ↑ World Bank. "Peru: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-28.
  5. ↑ World Bank. "Peru: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-28.

Links

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