# Government debt (absolute) — Peru
> Latest: 309.59 billion national currency (2021). Change: +26.5% vs 2020.
- Unit: national currency
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1990–2021
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.DOD.TOTL.CN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/PER
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2017 | 170.27B |
| 2018 | 188.23B |
| 2019 | 202.13B |
| 2020 | 244.72B |
| 2021 | 309.59B |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2021). Government debt (absolute) — Peru [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/PER. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)