Peru Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

1,803.7

Units In

USD Million

2,333.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 11, 2025

Time to Release

24 Days 21 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,466.4 Jun 2024	-676.3 Jan 2014	181.14 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

The trade surplus in Peru widened to USD 1,804 million in January 2025 from USD 1,473 million in the same month last year. Exports surged 23.9% year-on-year to USD 6.693 billion, driven by higher sales of traditional products (+24.2%), non-traditional products (+23.4%), and other goods (+27.7%). Meanwhile, imports rose 24.5% to USD 4.890 billion, reflecting increased purchases of consumer goods (+23.6%), raw materials and intermediate goods (+27.4%), and capital goods (+26.7%).