Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 3,473 million in May 2026 from USD 1,955 million in the same month last year. Exports surged 38.9% year-on-year to USD 9,415 million, driven by higher shipments of traditional products (+52.2%) and other products (+176.4%), although exports of non-traditional products fell 2.3%. Imports also increased, though at a slower pace, rising 23.2% to USD 5,941 million, as purchases of consumer goods (+21.5%), capital goods (+29.9%), and raw materials and intermediate goods (+19.9%) continued to grow, partly offset by a decline in other goods (-45.7%). In the first five months of the year, Peru’s exports totaled USD 47,345 million, up 40.1%, while imports reached USD 27,836 million, an increase of 19.5%. As a result, the trade surplus widened to USD 19,509 million from USD 10,511 million in the same period last year. source: Central Reserve Bank of Peru

Peru recorded a trade surplus of 3473.30 USD Million in May of 2026. Balance of Trade in Peru averaged 247.49 USD Million from 1957 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4531.70 USD Million in January of 2026 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 July of 2026.

Peru recorded a trade surplus of 3473.30 USD Million in May of 2026. Balance of Trade in Peru is expected to be 4000.00 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 3700.00 USD Million in 2027 and 3800.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-12 03:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Apr $3304M $4157M $4000.0M
2026-07-10 07:20 AM
Balance of Trade
May $3473M $3168M $2900.0M
2026-08-13 03:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jun $3473M $ 3700M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 3473.30 3168.40 USD Million May 2026
Current Account 4463.00 5729.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP 3.00 2.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 9414.70 9204.70 USD Million May 2026
External Debt 157790.00 156083.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 3959.72 1402.62 USD Million Mar 2026
Imports 5941.40 6036.30 USD Million May 2026
Remittances 1309.46 1359.65 USD Million Mar 2026
Terms of Trade 187.81 198.48 points Apr 2026


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
3473.30 3168.40 4531.70 -675.90 1957 - 2026 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Peru Trade Surplus Widens in May
Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 3,473 million in May 2026 from USD 1,955 million in the same month last year. Exports surged 38.9% year-on-year to USD 9,415 million, driven by higher shipments of traditional products (+52.2%) and other products (+176.4%), although exports of non-traditional products fell 2.3%. Imports also increased, though at a slower pace, rising 23.2% to USD 5,941 million, as purchases of consumer goods (+21.5%), capital goods (+29.9%), and raw materials and intermediate goods (+19.9%) continued to grow, partly offset by a decline in other goods (-45.7%). In the first five months of the year, Peru’s exports totaled USD 47,345 million, up 40.1%, while imports reached USD 27,836 million, an increase of 19.5%. As a result, the trade surplus widened to USD 19,509 million from USD 10,511 million in the same period last year.
2026-07-10
Peru Trade Surplus Widens on Export Boost
Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 3,304 million in April 2026 from USD 1,678 million in the same month last year. Still, this was the smallest trade surplus since August 2025. Exports surged 51.1% year-on-year to USD 9,329 million, driven by higher sales of traditional products (+68.8%), non-traditional products (+3.4%), and other products (+132.0%). Imports also soared, though at a slower pace, rising 34.0% to an all-time high of USD 6,025 million, as purchases of consumer goods (+30.7%), capital goods (+39.3%), and raw materials and intermediate goods (+32.6%) continued to increase, partly offset by a decline in other goods (-27.2%). Over the first four months of the year, Peru’s exports totaled USD 38,054 million, climbing 40.8%, while imports reached USD 21,883 million, up 18.5%. As a result, the trade surplus jumped to USD 16,171 million from USD 8,555 million in the same period last year.
2026-06-12
Peru Trade Surplus Widens in March
Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 4,157 million in March 2026 from USD 2,438 million in the same month last year. Exports rose 38.4% year-on-year to a record high of USD 9,947 million, driven by higher sales of traditional products (+49.3%), non-traditional products (+1.0%), and other products (+105.2%). Imports increased more moderately by 21.9% to an all-time high of USD 5,790 million, as purchases of consumer goods (+22.9%), capital goods (+20.0%), and raw materials and intermediate goods (+22.8%) soared, tempered by a decline in other goods (-21.3%). Over the first three months of the year, Peru’s exports totaled USD 28,725 million, up 37.8%, while imports reached USD 15,858 million, rising 13.5%. This resulted in a sharp increase in the trade surplus to USD 12,867 million, compared with USD 6,877 million in the same period last year.
2026-05-15