Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$31.25 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 42 $27.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$34.59 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 59 $32.57 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$30.31 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $24.74 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$1.694 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 67 $2.284 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Exchange rates:

nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.91 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)