Americas · South America
Capital: Lima
Peru
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Peru in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #50
Peru's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
34.6M
#48 of 196
76th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$334.85B
#46 of 196
77th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$2.57B
#60 of 196
70th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$472.0M
#68 of 196
66th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$35.71B
#47 of 196
76th percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Lima
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- South America
- Country code
- PER
Three interesting facts
Peru shares land borders with 5 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Peru spans roughly 1,285,216 square kilometers, placing it around 19th by area in this factbook.
Peru’s position in South America places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Peru on the map
Peru is located in Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador. Its terrain is western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva). The climate varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west, temperate to frigid in Andes. In area, the country is almost twice the size of Texas, slightly smaller than Alaska.
Economy
Economic profile
Peru's economy is characterized by upper-middle-income South American economy, strong post-COVID rebound tempered by political uncertainty and climate risks, exports driven by mineral extraction and agriculture, large informal sector and uneven access to public services, stable fiscal position and financial sector. Major industries include mining and refining of minerals, steel, metal fabrication, petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas and natural gas liquefaction, fishing and fish processing, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery, electrical machinery, chemicals, furniture. Important agricultural products include sugarcane, potatoes, rice, bananas, milk, maize, chicken, oil palm fruit, cassava, grapes (2023). Notable exports include copper ore, gold, refined copper, refined petroleum, grapes (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Peru has an estimated population of 34,350,244. Language and cultural traditions vary across Peru. The population includes Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 60.2%, Indigenous 25.8%, White 5.9%, African descent 3.6%, other (includes Chinese and Japanese descent) 1.2%, unspecified 3.3% (2017 est.). The urban population represents 78.9% of total population (2023).
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