Peru Balance of Trade

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

3,731.5

Units In

USD Million

4,233.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 17, 2026

Time to Release

29 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
4,233.1 Oct 2025	-676.3 Jan 2014	210.54 USD Million	1957-2025	Central Reserve Bank of Peru

In 2017, Peru recorded a trade surplus for the second consecutive year, mostly due to a rise in shipments of minerals like copper, gold, zinc, lead, iron and silver. Peru’s main imports are: raw materials for industry, capital goods for industry and fuels. Main trading partners are: China (34 percent of total exports and 22 percent of total imports) and United States (11 percent of exports and 20 percent of imports). Others include: Brazil, Switzerland, Mexico, South Korea and India.

Latest Updates

Peru's trade surplus widened to USD 3,731.5 million in November 2025, up from USD 3,225.2 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports climbed 10.1% year-on-year to USD 8,663.1 million, primarily driven by higher sales of traditional products (13.7%), non-traditional products (1.3%), and other products (13.4%). On the other hand, imports rose 6.3% from a year earlier to USD 4,931.6 million, as purchases increased for consumer goods (9.8%), raw materials and intermediate goods (1.4%), and capital goods (12%). However, imports of other goods declined by 55.4%. For the January to November period, Peru's trade surplus increased notably to USD 82,706 million, from USD 69,323 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.