Peru's trade surplus widened to $4,189 million in February 2026 from $2,266 million a year earlier, as exports surged 38.2% to $8,988 million while imports rose 13.3% to $4,799 million. Export growth was driven primarily by mining products, which jumped 62.0% to $6,703 million, while agricultural sales climbed 50.0% to $42 million. Conversely, oil and gas exports fell 39.3% to $230 million and fishing products declined 14.8% to $283 million. On the import side, consumer goods rose 14.1% to $1,154 million, intermediate goods increased 6.4% to $2,166 million, and capital goods climbed 24.6% to $1,474 million. source: Central Reserve Bank of Peru

Peru recorded a trade surplus of 4622.20 USD Million in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Peru averaged 234.92 USD Million from 1957 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4543.00 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 May of 2026.

Peru recorded a trade surplus of 4622.20 USD Million in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Peru is expected to be 1700.00 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
2026-03-13 03:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan $4622M $3999M $4100.0M
2026-04-17 03:30 PM
Balance of Trade
Feb $4189M $4543M $4250.0M
2026-05-14 03:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Mar $4189M $3810.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 4189.00 4543.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Current Account 5276.00 3284.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP 3.00 2.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 8988.00 9793.00 USD Million Feb 2026
External Debt 156083.00 162647.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 2595.11 3081.16 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 4799.00 5250.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Remittances 1428.15 1343.44 USD Million Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 201.69 199.79 points Feb 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
4189.00 4543.00 4543.00 -675.90 1957 - 2026 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Peru Trade Surplus Widens on Mining Export Jump
Peru's trade surplus widened to $4,189 million in February 2026 from $2,266 million a year earlier, as exports surged 38.2% to $8,988 million while imports rose 13.3% to $4,799 million. Export growth was driven primarily by mining products, which jumped 62.0% to $6,703 million, while agricultural sales climbed 50.0% to $42 million. Conversely, oil and gas exports fell 39.3% to $230 million and fishing products declined 14.8% to $283 million. On the import side, consumer goods rose 14.1% to $1,154 million, intermediate goods increased 6.4% to $2,166 million, and capital goods climbed 24.6% to $1,474 million.
2026-04-17
Peru Trade Surplus Hits Record High
Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 4,622 million in January 2026, marking a record high, sharply up from USD 2,170 million in the same month last year. Exports rose 37.8% year-on-year to USD 9,858 million, driven by higher sales of traditional products (+51.8%), non-traditional products (+0.9%), and other products (+27.4%). Imports increased more moderately by 5.1% to USD 5,236 million, as purchases of consumer goods (+18.8%), capital goods (+11.9%), and other goods (+88.8%) grew, partially offset by a decline in raw materials and intermediate goods (-7.3%). For the 12-month period from January 2025 to January 2026, Peru’s exports totaled USD 93,078 million, up 21.8%, while imports reached USD 58,505 million, increasing 12.3% from USD 52,091 million, resulting in a trade surplus of USD 34,573 million.
2026-03-13
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