Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 3,999.4 million in December 2025, up from USD 2,395.9 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports surged 33.5% year-on-year to USD 9,441.1 million, primarily driven by higher sales of traditional products (43.0%), non-traditional products (11.2%), and other products (31.6%). On the other hand, imports climbed 16.4% from a year earlier to USD 5,441.7 million, as purchases of consumer goods (15.7%), raw materials and intermediate goods (9.5%), and capital goods (28.5%) increased. However, imports of other goods declined by 16.7%. For the full year of 2025, the country posted a USD 34.57 billion surplus. source: Central Reserve Bank of Peru

Peru recorded a trade surplus of 3999.40 USD Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Peru averaged 224.95 USD Million from 1957 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4298.70 USD Million in October of 2025 and a record low of -675.90 USD Million in January of 2014. This page provides - Peru Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Peru Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Peru recorded a trade surplus of 3999.40 USD Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Peru is expected to be 1810.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Peru Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 2100.00 USD Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-16 03:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Nov $3731M $4099M $3700.0M
2026-02-13 08:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Dec $3999M $3751M $ 1650M
2026-03-12 03:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan $3999M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 3999.40 3751.10 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account 2455.07 1353.84 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP 2.20 0.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 9441.10 8690.00 USD Million Dec 2025
External Debt 162647.00 169697.00 USD Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 3081.16 3401.61 USD Million Sep 2025
Imports 5441.70 4938.90 USD Million Dec 2025
Remittances 1343.44 1340.53 USD Million Sep 2025
Terms of Trade 190.10 176.30 points Dec 2025


Peru Balance of Trade
In 2022, Peru recorded a trade surplus for the sixth consecutive year of 10.33 billion. The top exports of Peru are traditional products-mining (58 percent), agriculture (13 percent), and oil and natural gas (9 percent). The top imports are raw materials for industry (32 percent), fuels, lubricants, and related products (19 percent), capital goods (16 percent), and consumer goods (13 percent). Peru's main trading partners are China ( 32 percent of total exports and 29 percent of total imports) and the United States ( 13 percent of total exports and 19 percent of total imports). Others include: South Korea, Japan, Canada, Brazil and Argentina.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3999.40 3751.10 4298.70 -675.90 1957 - 2025 USD Million Monthly

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Peru Trade Surplus Widens in December
Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 3,999.4 million in December 2025, up from USD 2,395.9 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports surged 33.5% year-on-year to USD 9,441.1 million, primarily driven by higher sales of traditional products (43.0%), non-traditional products (11.2%), and other products (31.6%). On the other hand, imports climbed 16.4% from a year earlier to USD 5,441.7 million, as purchases of consumer goods (15.7%), raw materials and intermediate goods (9.5%), and capital goods (28.5%) increased. However, imports of other goods declined by 16.7%. For the full year of 2025, the country posted a USD 34.57 billion surplus.
2026-02-13
Peru Trade Surplus Widens in November
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.
2026-01-16
Peru Posts Record Trade Surplus in October
Peru’s trade surplus reached a new record of USD 4,233 million in October 2025, up significantly from USD 1,722 million in the same month last year, as exports have grown much faster than imports. Exports surged 46% year-on-year, reaching USD 9,517 million, fueled by impressive gains in both traditional products, which jumped 63.1%, and non-traditional products, which rose 10.7%. On the other hand, imports climbed 10.1% to USD 5,284 million, driven by higher spending on consumer goods (+10.8%), raw materials and intermediate goods (+7.2%), and capital goods (+14.1%). Considering the January–October period, Peru’s trade surplus expanded markedly to USD 26,150 million from USD 16,861 million a year earlier, as exports increased 20.6% to USD 74,149 million while imports rose 12.2% to USD 47,999 million.
2025-12-15