In 2023, Peru's most exported products were ores, slag, and ash, with the export value amounting to nearly 27 billion U.S. dollars. Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones ranked second, with an export value of 8.68 billion U.S. dollars. In that same year, the exports of coffee, tea, maté, and spices amounted to 1.14 billion U.S. dollars. Peru’s export partners China was Peru’s largest trading partner in 2023, leading with an exports value of over 23 billion U.S. dollars. The United States trailed behind in second place with an exports value of around nine billion U.S. dollars. In that same year, Peru exported a total of more than 60 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of goods worldwide. Peru’s mining industry The resource-rich South American country has a thriving mining industry, which sees the production of raw materials critical to its burgeoning exports trade. In 2023, Peruvian mining exports amounted to nearly 44 billion U.S. dollars, which represented over 60 percent of Peru’s total exports. In 2023, Peru was the second largest producer of copper worldwide. The contry is home to four of the world’s top twenty largest copper mines.

In 2023, Peru's largest export trading partner was China, as the South American country exported merchandise worth over 23 billion U.S. dollars to the Asian giant. China was also Peru's main import trading partner, with the value amounting to 13 billion U.S. dollars. The second most important trade partner in terms of export was the United States, with the export value amounting to roughly nine billion U.S. dollars.

In 2022, China was the leading export partner for Peru in terms of export value, being the country of destination for approximately 21 billion U.S. dollars' worth of Peruvian exports. The second leading destination that year was the United States, exporting over eight billion dollars. Japan, South Korea, and Canada complete the top five of main export partners for the South American country in 2022.

This page displays a table with Peru Exports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

Imports in Peru increased to 4890.70 USD Million in January from 4653 USD Million in December of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Peru Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2021, fresh fruits, namely grapes, blueberries, and avocados were the leading agricultural product exported from Peru. That year, grapes topped the ranking, with an export value of approximately 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. Fresh blueberries ranked second, with exports amounting to 1.21 billion dollars, and lastly avocados with 1.1 billion US dollars. Meanwhile, green coffee exports from the Andean country added up to 764 million dollars. Peru is among the largest coffee producers in Latin America.

Peru Exports to China was US$23.16 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Peru Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

Top Export Products of Peru with Export value and Year on Year growth comparison

Canned artichokes were the leading product exported among those in the category of processed and canned food in Peru in 2019. In that year, exports of canned artichokes attained a value of 115 million U.S. dollars. Canned asparagus and processed pepper, were also among Peru's leading exports in that category.

In 2023, China was the main country of destination for copper exports from Peru, accounting for more than 70 percent of the value exported from the country. Japan and South Korea followed, receiving 5.6 and 3.8 percent of Peruvian copper exports, respectively. That year, exports of copper from Peru amounted to 23.43 billion U.S. dollars.

45 Global export shipment records of Flip Top with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

Canada Exports: NAPCS: BOP: Peru data was reported at 66.500 CAD mn in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 86.000 CAD mn for Aug 2018. Canada Exports: NAPCS: BOP: Peru data is updated monthly, averaging 31.500 CAD mn from Jan 1997 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 261 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 118.700 CAD mn in Dec 2015 and a record low of 5.300 CAD mn in Feb 1999. Canada Exports: NAPCS: BOP: Peru data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.JA030: Exports by Major Trading Partners: NAPCS 2007: Balance of Payments Basis (Discontinued).

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In 2021, the total value of Peru's trade goods amounted to approximately 107.44 billion U.S. dollars, out of which the country exported 56.26 billion dollars' worth of goods. In that same year, this South American country imported goods worth to approximately 51.18 billion U.S. dollars. Between 2015 and 2019, Peru's exports trade value increased by 37 percent. However, when comparing the values of 2020 with a year earlier, the exports decreased by about 16 percent. It was only in 2021 that Peru's trade value experienced a significant increase, in both imports and exports.

Import and export trade
International trade refers to the exchange of capital, goods and services across international borders or territories. The term "imports" refer to the form of trade in which goods that are grown, produced or manufactured in other countries are bought into a specific country. While, on the other hand, the term "exports" implies a trade in which goods that are grown, produced, or manufactured in a country are sold internationally.

Peru's leading trade partners
Prior to 2020, the leading trading partners of Peru were China and the United States. In 2019, Peru imported goods worth more than 10 billion U.S. dollars from China, while the exports were valued at almost three billion dollars more than and the imports. Meanwhile, this South American country exported nearly six billion U.S. dollars from the United States. That same year, the most exported products from Peru were ores, slag, and ash, followed by pearls, precious or semi-precious stones.

Green coffee bean exports are among the leading agricultural products exported from Peru in 2020. That year, Perales Huancaruna S.A.C. was the leading coffee exporting company in the South American country, with nearly 97.3 million U.S. dollars worth of green coffee beans exports. Olam Agro Perú S.A.C. ranked second, with around 70 million dollars of exports.

In 2018, the European Union imported over 4.4 billion euros of food, live animals and crude materials from Peru. This number surpasses the total value of exports from the EU to the South American country, which amounted to 3.6 billion euros that same year. The main category of products exported from the EU to Peru was machinery and transport equipment, with 1.7 billion euros.

Ecuador (X kg), Chile (X kg) and Bolivia (X kg) were the main destinations of potato harvester exports from Peru. Moreover, potato harvester exports in Ecuador exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest exporter, Chile, twofold.

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