Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Peru
Peru: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 73.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
73.3%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
53rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
73.3%
in 2022
All-time low
37.8%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Peru, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Peru stood at 73.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Peru peaked at 73.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2014.
That places Peru 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 41.2% | — |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +38.2% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +8.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 73.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 73.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 37.8% | 49.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 67.7% | 73.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Peru?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Peru was 73.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Peru ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. 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 Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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