Peru.
Republic of Peru
Member of NAM, OAS.
Population
34.0M
GDP (nominal)
$242.0B
GDP / capita
$7,110
Capital
Lima
Government
Unitary presidential c…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
5.7 / 10
UN voting record
How Peru votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Peru pursues a pragmatic, trade-oriented foreign policy with emphasis on free trade, investment attraction, and Pacific engagement through APEC and the Pacific Alliance. It maintains good relations with both the US and China (its top two trading partners).
Peru is an active participant in the Andean Community and CELAC, and has been engaged in addressing the Venezuelan migration crisis (hosting over 1.5 million Venezuelan migrants). Its mining sector makes it a significant voice on extractive industry governance and the energy transition.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$242.0B
GDP per capita
$7,110
Currency
Peruvian Sol (PEN)
HDI
0.76
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Peru’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.