Peru (PER)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$74.05B

Imports

$55.03B

Total trade

$129.08B

Trade balance

$19.03B

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Peru - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

China (CHN)

Total

31.5%

Exports

33.5%

$24.84B

Imports

28.7%

$15.81B

Total

31.5%

$40.65B

Rank #2

USA (USA)

Total

15.2%

Exports

12.9%

$9.58B

Imports

18.2%

$10.00B

Total

15.2%

$19.58B

Rank #3

India (IND)

Total

4.5%

Exports

6.3%

$4.69B

Imports

2.1%

$1.17B

Total

4.5%

$5.87B

Rank #4

Canada (CAN)

Total

4.1%

Exports

5.2%

$3.84B

Imports

2.6%

$1.43B

Total

4.1%

$5.27B

Rank #5

Brazil (BRA)

Total

4.0%

Exports

2.2%

$1.64B

Imports

6.3%

$3.47B

Total

4.0%

$5.11B

Rank #6

Japan (JPN)

Total

3.5%

Exports

4.6%

$3.38B

Imports

2.1%

$1.14B

Total

3.5%

$4.52B

Rank #7

Chile (CHL)

Total

2.6%

Exports

2.8%

$2.11B

Imports

2.3%

$1.25B

Total

2.6%

$3.36B

Rank #8

Spain (ESP)

Total

2.3%

Exports

2.8%

$2.11B

Imports

1.5%

$851.69M

Total

2.3%

$2.96B

Rank #9

Argentina (ARG)

Total

2.2%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

5.2%

$2.88B

Total

2.2%

$2.88B

Rank #10

Rep. of Korea (KOR)

Total

2.1%

Exports

2.7%

$2.03B

Imports

1.3%

$738.59M

Total

2.1%

$2.77B

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	China (CHN)	33.5% $24.84B	28.7% $15.81B	31.5% $40.65B
2	USA (USA)	12.9% $9.58B	18.2% $10.00B	15.2% $19.58B
3	India (IND)	6.3% $4.69B	2.1% $1.17B	4.5% $5.87B
4	Canada (CAN)	5.2% $3.84B	2.6% $1.43B	4.1% $5.27B
5	Brazil (BRA)	2.2% $1.64B	6.3% $3.47B	4.0% $5.11B
6	Japan (JPN)	4.6% $3.38B	2.1% $1.14B	3.5% $4.52B
7	Chile (CHL)	2.8% $2.11B	2.3% $1.25B	2.6% $3.36B
8	Spain (ESP)	2.8% $2.11B	1.5% $851.69M	2.3% $2.96B
9	Argentina (ARG)	0.0% $0	5.2% $2.88B	2.2% $2.88B
10	Rep. of Korea (KOR)	2.7% $2.03B	1.3% $738.59M	2.1% $2.77B

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Total trade in 2024 reached $129.1B, with a positive trade balance of $19.0B.
Peru ranked #48 globally in total trade, #44 in exports, and #50 in imports.
China was the top export destination, receiving $24.8B (33.5%) of Peru's exports.
China was also the largest source of imports, accounting for $15.8B (28.7%) of total imports.
The top export category was Ores, slag and ash, valued at $28.9B.
The leading import category was Mineral fuels and oils, with a value of $9.0B.

Peru's Trade Performance in 2024

In 2024, Peru's international trade activity involved a total of $129.1B. The nation's exports were valued at $74.1B, while imports stood at $55.0B, leading to a trade surplus of $19.0B. Peru's performance placed it at rank 48 for total trade among global economies.

Top Trading Partners

Peru's primary export market in 2024 was China, which purchased goods worth $24.8B, representing 33.5% of total exports. The second-largest export partner was the United States, with $9.6B in trade. On the import side, China was the leading supplier with $15.8B, followed by the United States at $10.0B.

Key Traded Goods

The most significant category for Peru's exports in 2024 was Ores, slag and ash, which accounted for $28.9B or 39.1% of the total export value. For imports, the leading category was Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes, with an import value of $9.0B, making up 16.4% of all inbound goods.

Exports

Peru - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 26

Ores, slag and ash

$28.95B

39.1% share

#2 • HS 71

Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

$13.31B

18.0% share

#3 • HS 08

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

$6.43B

8.7% share

#4 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$4.24B

5.7% share

#5 • HS 74

Copper and articles thereof

$3.63B

4.9% share

#6 • HS 23

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

$1.88B

2.5% share

#7 • HS 09

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

$1.40B

1.9% share

#8 • HS 18

Cocoa and cocoa preparations

$1.28B

1.7% share

#9 • HS 61

Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted

$1.12B

1.5% share

#10 • HS 03

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

$1.06B

1.4% share

#11 • HS 80

Tin; articles thereof

$917.69M

1.2% share

#12 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$894.35M

1.2% share

#13 • HS 79

Zinc and articles thereof

$830.21M

1.1% share

#14 • HS 07

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

$796.85M

1.1% share

#15 • HS 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

$734.94M

1.0% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Ores, slag and ash	$28.95B	39.1%
2	Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin	$13.31B	18.0%
3	Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons	$6.43B	8.7%
4	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$4.24B	5.7%
5	Copper and articles thereof	$3.63B	4.9%
6	Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder	$1.88B	2.5%
7	Coffee, tea, mate and spices	$1.40B	1.9%
8	Cocoa and cocoa preparations	$1.28B	1.7%
9	Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted	$1.12B	1.5%
10	Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	$1.06B	1.4%
11	Tin; articles thereof	$917.69M	1.2%
12	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$894.35M	1.2%
13	Zinc and articles thereof	$830.21M	1.1%
14	Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible	$796.85M	1.1%
15	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants	$734.94M	1.0%

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Peru - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Peru - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Peru - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$9.03B

16.4% share

#2 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$7.08B

12.9% share

#3 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$4.78B

8.7% share

#4 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$4.60B

8.4% share

#5 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$2.54B

4.6% share

#6 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$2.00B

3.6% share

#7 • HS 10

Cereals

$1.85B

3.4% share

#8 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$1.22B

2.2% share

#9 • HS 30

Pharmaceutical products

$1.14B

2.1% share

#10 • HS 38

Chemical products n.e.c.

$1.14B

2.1% share

#11 • HS 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

$1.05B

1.9% share

#12 • HS 40

Rubber and articles thereof

$1.03B

1.9% share

#13 • HS 23

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

$976.95M

1.8% share

#14 • HS 31

Fertilizers

$868.27M

1.6% share

#15 • HS 29

Organic chemicals

$765.20M

1.4% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$9.03B	16.4%
2	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$7.08B	12.9%
3	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$4.78B	8.7%
4	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$4.60B	8.4%
5	Plastics and articles thereof	$2.54B	4.6%
6	Iron and steel	$2.00B	3.6%
7	Cereals	$1.85B	3.4%
8	Iron or steel articles	$1.22B	2.2%
9	Pharmaceutical products	$1.14B	2.1%
10	Chemical products n.e.c.	$1.14B	2.1%
11	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories	$1.05B	1.9%
12	Rubber and articles thereof	$1.03B	1.9%
13	Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder	$976.95M	1.8%
14	Fertilizers	$868.27M	1.6%
15	Organic chemicals	$765.20M	1.4%

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Peru - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Peru - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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