Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 30/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 42.9/100 #130
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.667
- HDI
- 0.794
- Regional blocs
- PA, USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Peru | José María Balcázar |
| Vice President of Peru | Vacant |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 8.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 13.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 30 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.667
- Liberal
- 0.506
- Participatory
- 0.448
- Deliberative
- 0.377
- Egalitarian
- 0.388
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 42.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #130 / 180
- Rank change
- -5 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #138
- 31.9
- Economic #124
- 35.4
- Legal #114
- 53.2
- Social #136
- 44.7
- Safety #122
- 49.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.9 | 130 | 31.9 | 35.4 | 53.2 | 44.7 | 49.2 |
| 2024 | 47.8 | 125 | 39.4 | 39.3 | 58.1 | 53.2 | 48.7 |
| 2023 | 52.7 | 110 | 58.0 | 42.8 | 63.9 | 56.9 | 42.0 |
| 2022 | 61.8 | 77 | 67.0 | 41.8 | 70.6 | 63.0 | 66.4 |
| 2021 | 68.3 | 91 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2020 | 69.1 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2019 | 69.8 | 85 | - | - | - | - | 42.5 |
| 2018 | 69.7 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2017 | 69.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 53.9 |
| 2016 | 70.0 | 84 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2015 | 68.8 | 92 | - | - | - | - | 62.6 |
| 2014 | 68.3 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 68.1 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 51.3 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 30.0 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 20.9 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 26.3 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 37.4 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 28.3 | 113 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 33.3 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |