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.

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.

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.