Peru Balance of Trade

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

1,354.8

Units In

USD Million

1,334

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 08, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,504.3 Mar 2025	-676.3 Jan 2014	189.15 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 narrowed to USD 1,355 million in May 2025 from USD 1,948 million in the same month last year. Exports fell 1.5% year-on-year to USD 6,162 million, driven by declines in traditional product exports (-7.1%) and other products (-13.8%), partially offset by a 17% increase in non-traditional product shipments. Meanwhile, imports surged 11.5% to USD 4,807 million, reflecting higher purchases of capital goods (+22.3%), consumer goods (+19.6%), and raw materials and intermediate goods (+2.7%). For the first five months of the year, the trade surplus reached USD 9,690 million, up from USD 7,536 million in the same period of 2024, as exports rose 17.3% and imports increased 13.2%.