Peru 2025 Snapshot

An overview of Peru's automotive and economic landscape in 2025, including key statistics on population, GDP, vehicle fleet size, major car brands, production figures, fuel costs, and industry highlights.

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Peru

2025

Population: 35 million  
GDP: national / per capita US$318 billion/US$9,086 (nominal) 
Currency: Peruvian sol
Inflation: December 1.5%  
Interest Rate: January 4.25%  
Unemployment: 2025 5.9%  

Main Industries Agrobusiness, Fishing, Mining, Oil & Gas, Textile 

Vehicle Fleet 

2025

National fleet size 
4.5mn (one vehicle per 8 people)


Vehicles registered
 
Approximately 648,000 units (+25% y-o-y)

New vehicle - dealership - sales 
Approximately 211,800 units (+39.3%)

Top 5 brands 
1. Toyota (38,387 units) +18.1% y-o-y
2. Kia (17,507) +27% 
3. Hyundai (16,585) +17.9%
4. 
Changan (12,151) +46.9%
5. 
Chevrolet (9,308) 6.5%

Top 5 models 

Toyota leads with models like Yaris and Hilux, followed by Kia (Rio and Picanto), Hyundai (Accent and Creta), Chevrolet (Salk and Onix), Suzuki Swift and Changan models. 

Factories in country 

No major car manufacturers 

Energy Cost 

Gasoline / liter (June 2025) US$1.18
Diesel / liter (June 2025) US$1.16

The driving range on one liter of gasoline is roughly equivalent to the driving range achieved with 2 kWh of electricity.

Electricity / 2 kWh (January 2025)
US$0.40 (residential)
US$0.34 (commercial)