Silver Per Capita
PER · South America

Peru silver per capita

Peru's estimated above-ground silver holdings equal 0.894 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 962 t and a UN 2025 population estimate of 34.6M. It appears at position #108 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3PER
UN M49604
Population34,576,6652025, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateDec 31, 2025
Global standingHigher than 45%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median12% below1.02 fine oz median
South America standingHigher than 64%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median3.5% above0.864 fine oz median
Broadly attributed silver27.81 g per resident0.894 fine oz · rank #108 of 195
Total
962 t
Range
0.344 to 2.32 oz
Status
Based on regional and peer-country estimates
Investment holdings estimateNot 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 broadly attributed silver values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#5 of 12
Regional median26.86 g per resident0.864 fine oz
MeasureBroadly attributed silver
Regional rankingBrowse South America
2025 USGS estimates

Silver production and underground reserves

Mine production is one year's output. Underground reserves estimate silver that could be economically recovered. Neither measures how much silver residents own.

2025 mine production per resident104.116 g3.35 fine oz · rank #2 of 14
Total source quantity
3,600 t
Status
USGS estimate
Underground reserves per resident3,181.336 g102.3 fine oz · rank #2 of 12
Total source quantity
110,000 t
Status
USGS reserves estimate

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 34,576,665 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

No country-specific investment anchor or comparable official silver reserve observation 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 updatedDec 31, 2025
Cite this country recordSilver Per Capita. Peru country record. silver-beta-2025.12-global-v1. https://silverpercapita.com/countries/peru
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