Gold Per Capita
PER · South America

Peru gold per capita

Peru's estimated above-ground gold holdings equal 0.557 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 605 t and a UN 2026 population estimate of 34.9M. It appears at position #128 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3PER
UN M49604
Population34,922,1482026, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateMar 31, 2026
Global standingHigher than 35%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median32% below0.823 fine oz median
South America standingHigher than 27%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median9.5% below0.616 fine oz median
Broad attributed gold17.34 g per resident0.557 fine oz · rank #128 of 195
Total
605 t
Range
0.205 to 1.54 oz
Status
Based on regional and peer-country estimates
Official monetary goldNot availableNo reported official value is available in this release.
Total
Not available
Range
Not an estimate range
Official plus investmentNot availableNo country-specific investment anchor is available in this release.
Total
Not available
Range
Not available
Status
Not available
Region

South America context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broad attributed gold values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#9 of 12
Regional median19.16 g per resident0.616 fine oz
MeasureBroad attributed gold
Regional rankingBrowse South America

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 34,922,148 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

No reported official value or country-specific private-stock anchor is published in this release.

Broad components use a population, income-group and regional peer allocation reconciled to the release calibration.

Important context

This is an experimental peer estimate. It is useful for directional comparison, not as an audited country balance.

Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.

Sources

Sources and data status

See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.

Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on regional and peer-country estimates
Last updatedMar 31, 2026
Cite this country recordGold Per Capita. Peru country record. gold-research-2026.03-global-v2. https://goldpercapita.com/countries/peru
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