Key information about Peru Monthly Earnings

• Peru Monthly Earnings stood at 567 USD in Jan 2025, compared with the previous figure of 566 USD in Dec 2024
• Peru Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Mar 2001 to Jan 2025, with an average number of 435 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 567 USD in Jan 2025 and a record low of 205 USD in Apr 2001

CEIC converts Monthly Earnings into USD. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru provides Monthly Earnings in local currency. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Monthly Earnings cover Lima Metropolitan area only.


Further information about Peru Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Peru Population reached 33 million people in Jun 2020
• Unemployment Rate of Peru increased to 6 % in Jan 2025
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 72 % in Dec 2022

Between January and March 2024, the average income for women working in Lima, Peru amounted to around 1,658 Peruvian soles per month. In turn, the average monthly income for men stood at 2,249.4 Peruvian soles, about 591 soles more than women.

Average salaries in Lima, Peru According to the employment survey carried out by Peru's National Statistics Institute (INEI, for its acronym in Spanish), the average income of legal workers based in the Peruvian capital does not only vary by gender but also among different age groups and economic sectors. For instance, an employee aged 45 or more can earn around 66 percent more a worker who is up to 24 years old. In turn, service sector workers have higher monthly salaries than employees in manufacture or retail.

Employment in Peru More than half the working population in Peru is considered self-employed, one of the highest shares in Latin America. Even though Peru's unemployment rate has remained below four percent since 2009 (except for 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the share of people out of employment in Lima was considerably higher than the national average.

From March to May 2025, workers aged between 25 and 44 years old in Lima, Peru earned an average of 2,215.5 Peruvian soles per month. Men in the Peruvian capital registered a higher monthly salary than their female counterparts.

Peru PE: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data was reported at 5,970.000 USD in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,950.000 USD for 2016. Peru PE: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data is updated yearly, averaging 1,160.000 USD from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,340.000 USD in 2014 and a record low of 290.000 USD in 1962. Peru PE: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted Average;

In 2023, the national gross income per capita in Peru increased by 170 U.S. dollars (+2.46 percent) compared to 2022. While the growth is slowing down, with 7,090 U.S. dollars, the national gross income is at its peak in the observed period. Gross national income (GNI) per capita is the total value of money received by a country, from both domestic or foreign sources, divided by the midyear population. The World Bank uses a conversion system known as the Atlas method, which implements a price adjusted, three year moving average, smoothing out fluctuations in exchange rates.Find more statistics on other topics about Peru with key insights such as value added to gross domestic product by the manufacturing sector, share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product, and share of value added by the manufacturing industry to the gross domestic product.

Peru PE: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method data was reported at 191.887 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 189.131 USD bn for 2016. Peru PE: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method data is updated yearly, averaging 20.928 USD bn from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 196.468 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 3.090 USD bn in 1962. Peru PE: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Gap-filled total;

Peru PE: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data was reported at 4,957.340 USD in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,042.297 USD for 2015. Peru PE: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 1,411.579 USD from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,388.196 USD in 2013 and a record low of 487.835 USD in 1970. Peru PE: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's 'The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium' (2011).; Weighted Average;

Peru Wage: Minimum: Nominal: USD data was reported at 280.800 USD in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 282.840 USD for Aug 2018. Peru Wage: Minimum: Nominal: USD data is updated monthly, averaging 73.910 USD from Jan 1962 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 681 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 293.900 USD in Jan 2013 and a record low of 20.510 USD in Jul 1962. Peru Wage: Minimum: Nominal: USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Information Science. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.G009: Wages .

Peru PE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data was reported at 4,893.311 USD in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,839.533 USD for 2015. Peru PE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 2,839.466 USD from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,246.132 USD in 1989 and a record low of 2,079.111 USD in 1990. Peru PE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Real. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's 'The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium' (2011).; Weighted average;

Peru PE: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: USD data was reported at 80.947 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 81.556 % for 2016. Peru PE: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: USD data is updated yearly, averaging 58.014 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.655 % in 2014 and a record low of 41.794 % in 1995. Peru PE: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.World Bank.WDI: External Debt: Commitments and Currency Composition. The percentage of external long-term public and publicly-guaranteed debt contracted in U.S. dollars for the low- and middle-income countries.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Weighted average;

Peru PE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: GNI per Capita data was reported at 5,930.883 USD in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,853.153 USD for 2016. Peru PE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: GNI per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 3,326.647 USD from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,930.883 USD in 2017 and a record low of 2,209.735 USD in 1989. Peru PE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: GNI per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Real. GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted average;