Peru's homicide rate rose from 5.5 /100k in 2011 to 8.6 /100k in 2021.
Peru · Security & governance
Homicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
15 indicators · 8 with data
Crime
Revenue & spending
Peru's military spending fell from 2.6 % in 1995 to 0.9 % in 2024.
Defence
Peru's military expenditure (current us$) rose from US$1.41B in 1995 to US$2.57B in 2024.
Peru's armed forces personnel, total rose from 123,000 in 1991 to 158,000 in 2020.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force)
% of labour force
73rd of 168 · 12th in Latin America
Peru's armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) fell from 1.5 % in 1991 to 0.9 % in 2020.
Displacement
Peru's refugees hosted rose from 610 in 1995 to 6,742 in 2024.
Peru's refugee population by country of origin rose from 5,902 in 1995 to 6,459 in 2024.
Conflict
Peru's battle-related deaths fell from 1,827 in 1989 to 5 in 2020.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Peru.