Economy, jobs and prices in Lima, Peru: official figures
Lima's economy produced 447.7 billion soles of gross value added at current prices in 2025, according to INEI's estimate, 40.3% of Peru's 1.11 trillion soles; the largest of Peru's 25 regions. The figure covers Metropolitan Lima and the nine provinces of the Lima region; INEI publishes Callao separately.
What is the GDP per person in Lima?
Gross value added per person in Lima was about 39,063 soles in 2025 (INEI value added divided by INEI's projected population), against 32,320 soles for Peru; 8th highest of Peru's 25 regions.
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In real terms (constant 2007 prices) Lima's economy grew by 3.0% in 2025 (Peru's value added: 3.2%), after growth of 3.7% in 2024; its 2025 growth was 11th lowest of Peru's 25 regions.
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After adjusting for prices, Lima's output in 2025 was 9.9% above its 2019 level, before the pandemic (Peru: 10.7% above), and 95.0% above its 2007 level.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Lima?
The largest sectors of Lima's economy in 2025 were other services, including fishing (37.4% of value added at current prices), trade (14.5%) and manufacturing (13.7%).
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Oil, gas and mining produced 2.3% of value added in Lima in 2025 (7th lowest of Peru's 25 regions), agriculture, livestock and forestry 2.1% (3rd lowest of Peru's 25 regions) and manufacturing 13.7% (Peru: 15.1%, 7.3% and 12.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Lima?
Unemployment in Metropolitan Lima and Callao averaged 5.9% in 2025 in INEI's national employment survey (EPEN), down 0.5 percentage points on 2024 (6.4%). Peru's rate was 4.9%. INEI's employment survey reports Metropolitan Lima together with Callao, and the other nine provinces of the department as the Lima region.
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54.8% of workers in Metropolitan Lima and Callao held informal jobs in 2025, without the social protection of formal employment, against 60.6% in 2022 (Peru: 70.2%).
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65.1% of people of working age (14 and over) in Metropolitan Lima and Callao were in the labour force in 2025, working or looking for work: 74.3% of men and 56.8% of women (Peru: 69.5%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many people work in Lima?
About 5,621,300 people had jobs in Metropolitan Lima and Callao in 2025 (3,059,200 men and 2,562,200 women), up 3.0% on 2024, and 352,500 were unemployed.
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Unemployment among women in Metropolitan Lima and Callao was 6.9% in 2025, against 5.0% for men.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the average income in Lima?
Workers in Metropolitan Lima and Callao earned an average of 2,486.0 soles a month from work in 2025, up 9.6% on 2024 (Peru: 1,887.2 soles).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many workers in Lima have a pension?
58.5% of workers in Metropolitan Lima and Callao were affiliated to a pension system in 2025 (Peru: 42.7%), and 94.1% had health insurance (Peru: 95.3%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow many hours do people work in Lima?
People with jobs in Metropolitan Lima and Callao worked 45.4 hours a week on average in 2025 (Peru: 43.8), against 44.8 in 2022.
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- In the rest of the Lima department (the provinces of Barranca, Cajatambo, Canta, Cañete, Huaral, Huarochiri, Huaura, Oyon and Yauyos), unemployment was 4.0% in 2025 and 74.6% of workers held informal jobs. INEI marks this estimate as indicative only because of its sampling error. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copy
- Workers in the Lima region outside the capital earned 1,638.6 soles a month on average from work in 2025, against 2,486.0 soles in Metropolitan Lima and Callao. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copy
How Lima compares with other departments
Gross value added, current prices (2025 estimate) (2025)
Lima ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross value added, current prices (2025 estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima | 447.7 billion soles |
| 2 | Arequipa | 65.9 billion soles |
| 3 | La Libertad | 55.9 billion soles |
| 4 | Callao | 52.6 billion soles |
| 5 | Ica | 51.7 billion soles |
| 6 | Piura | 50.9 billion soles |
| 7 | Cusco | 43.4 billion soles |
Gross value added per person (2025 estimate) (2025)
Lima ranks 8 of 25, highest first. INEI departmental value added divided by INEI's projected 2025 population.
| Rank | Region | Gross value added per person (2025 estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Callao | 42,804 soles |
| 6 | Tacna | 42,445 soles |
| 7 | Arequipa | 40,371 soles |
| 8 | Lima | 39,063 soles |
| 9 | Ancash | 35,579 soles |
| 10 | Cusco | 30,883 soles |
| 11 | Huancavelica | 26,779 soles |
Real growth of value added (2025 estimate) (2025)
Lima ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Real growth of value added (2025 estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ayacucho | +4.0% |
| 13 | Huancavelica | +3.6% |
| 14 | Callao | +3.6% |
| 15 | Lima | +3.0% |
| 16 | San Martin | +3.0% |
| 17 | Ucayali | +2.5% |
| 18 | La Libertad | +2.4% |
Real change in value added 2019-2025 (2019-2025)
Lima ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Real change in value added 2019-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Junin | +11.4% |
| 12 | San Martin | +11.4% |
| 13 | Puno | +10.4% |
| 14 | Lima | +9.9% |
| 15 | Ayacucho | +8.9% |
| 16 | Piura | +8.6% |
| 17 | Ancash | +7.6% |
Oil, gas and mining share of value added (2025) (2025)
Lima ranks 19 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Oil, gas and mining share of value added (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Loreto | 9.7% |
| 17 | Huanuco | 9.2% |
| 18 | Piura | 7.8% |
| 19 | Lima | 2.3% |
| 20 | Tumbes | 2.0% |
| 21 | Amazonas | 1.7% |
| 22 | Ucayali | 1.2% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: PBI por Departamentos 2007-2025 (cifras preliminares): Cuadros 1, 3 and 4 (value added by department at constant 2007 and current prices) and Cuadro 182 (2025 value added by activity and department), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a0dbecb43171…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: Indicadores del Mercado Laboral a nivel departamental, 2022-2025 (Encuesta Permanente de Empleo Nacional, EPEN): Cuadros 1.1, 1.6, 2.3, 3.1, 5.1, 6.1, 6.7, 7.1 and annex tables, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 eb9c2fcd1b4f…)
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