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DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION Central bank | Central Reserve Bank of Peru | International Reserves | US$ 48.913 billion (Source: IMF; Data updated: 2012) | Gross Domestic Product - GDP | US$ 184.962 billion (2011 estimate) | GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) | 322.675 billion of International dollars (2011 estimate); 325.4 billion of International dollars (2012 estimate) | Real GDP growth | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 0.2% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* | | | | | 0.9% | 8.8% | 6.9% | 5.5% | | | | |
*Estimate | GDP per capita – current prices | US$ 6,070 (2009 estimate) | GDP per capita – PPP | $10,589 International Dollars (2009 estimate); $10,700 International Dollars (2012 estimate) | GDP (PPP) – share of world total | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 2015** | 2015** | 0.45% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.37% 0.41% | 0.41% |
**Forecast | GDP – composition by sector | * agriculture: 10% * industry: 35% * services: 55% (2010 estimate)(Data released on February 2012) | Inflation | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 2012* | 2012* | 2.9% | 1.5% | 3.4% 3.3% | 3.3% |
*Estimate | Population below poverty line | 27.8% (2011); 25.8% (2012) | Unemployment rate | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 2012* | 2012* | 8.4% | 7.9% | 7.5% 7.5% | 7.5% |
*Estimate | Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP) | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 2011 2012* | 2011 | 2012* | 25.2% | 28.4% | 24.6% 21.6% 20.7% | 21.6% | 20.7% |
*Estimate | Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP) | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 2011* 2012** | 2011* | 2012** | 2.2% | -2.1% | -0.3% 1.9% 1.1% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
*Estimate **Forecast | Government bond ratings | Standard & Poor's: BBBMoody's rating: Baa2Moody's outlook: POS(Foreign Currency Government

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