This year, the peruvian economy will grow 3%, according to the report “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026” from the United Nations (UN). This result would be below the 3.3% that is estimated to have advanced in 2025.
In this way, Peru would have a better performance than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean (2.3%), although it would be below countries such as Paraguay (4.5%), Honduras (3.9%), Costa Rica (3.9%), Argentina (3.8%), among others.
Regarding inflation, the UN estimates that in the Peruvian case it will remain within the target range of the Central Reserve Bank (between 1% and 3%), with an advance of 2.6%. In this case, the figure is lower than the region average of 4.5%.
“Peru is one of the South American countries with the lowest inflation and greatest price stability. For 2026 and 2027, the outlook for Peru is maintained with one of the lowest levels of inflation,” the UN stated in its report.
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On the other hand, the UN pointed out that in Peru, like other economies such as Costa Rica, Ecuador and Paraguay, the great challenge is to generate formal employment. “Many economies have not yet recovered their pre-pandemic labor participation rates and continue to face significant challenges in generating formal employment,” he said.
It should be noted that, in the Peruvian case, informality affects more than 70% of workers. According to analysts, one of the big problems that arises in reducing this percentage is the excess labor costs that exist.
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