Peru Balance of Trade

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

3,654

Units In

USD Million

2,577.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 12, 2025

Time to Release

25 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
3,654 Sep 2025	-676.3 Jan 2014	201.4 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.

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Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 3,654 million in September 2025, the highest since records began in 1957, up from USD 2,573 million in the same month last year. Exports jumped 23% year-on-year to USD 8,464 million, driven by strong increases in traditional products (+26.8%) and non-traditional products (+12.8%). Meanwhile, imports rose at a slower pace of 11.7% to USD 4,810 million, reflecting increases in consumer goods (+17.6%), capital goods (+12.5%), and raw materials (+8.1%). For the January–September period, the trade surplus expanded to USD 21,733 million from USD 16,906 million a year earlier, as exports climbed 17.4% to USD 64,448 million, while imports also increased, though more moderately, rising 12.5% to USD 42,715 million.