BCR: Peru's mortgage credit up 6.4% year-on-year in Aug 2025

Photo: Ministry of Housing, Construction, and Sanitation of Peru

Photo: Ministry of Housing, Construction, and Sanitation of Peru

17:07 | Lima, Sep. 30.

Credit granted for home purchases grew 6.4% annually in August 2025, higher than the 6.1% increase in July and the highest level since March 2023, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported on Tuesday.

The BCR indicated that this increase was mainly driven by the year-on-year rise in mortgage loans granted in domestic currency, which rose 7.5% in August compared to 7.2% the previous month.

On a monthly basis, mortgage credit recorded a 0.7% increase in August, driven by loans granted in Peruvian soles, which rose 0.8%.

According to the issuing entity, the preference for financing in soles for home purchases remains.

"Last August, only 6.5% of loans in this category were granted in U.S. dollars, while the remainder was issued in soles," it noted.

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Published: 9/30/2025