In 2023, Peru's most exported products were ores, slag, and ash, with the export value amounting to nearly ** billion U.S. dollars. Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones ranked second, with an export value of **** billion U.S. dollars. In that same year, the exports of coffee, tea, maté, and spices amounted to **** billion U.S. dollars. Peru’s export partners China was Peru’s largest trading partner in 2023, leading with an exports value of over ** billion U.S. dollars. The United States trailed behind in second place with an exports value of around **** billion U.S. dollars. In that same year, Peru exported a total of more than ** 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 ** billion U.S. dollars, which represented over ** 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.

Exports in Peru decreased to 5802.50 USD Million in April from 7219.70 USD Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Peru Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Peru's total Exports in 2023 were valued at US$64.36 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Peru's main export partners were: China, the United States and Canada. The top three export commodities were: Ores slag and ash; Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins and Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons. Total Imports were valued at US$52.16 Billion. In 2023, Peru had a trade surplus of US$12.19 Billion.

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.

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.

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 June of 2025.

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.

Peru Exports to United States was US$9.18 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Peru Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Peru Exports: Non Traditional Products: Jewellry and Primary Metal data was reported at 1.272 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.085 USD bn for 2016. Peru Exports: Non Traditional Products: Jewellry and Primary Metal data is updated yearly, averaging 221.035 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.320 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 2.300 USD mn in 1971. Peru Exports: Non Traditional Products: Jewellry and Primary Metal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Reserve Bank of Peru. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.JA009: Exports: by Commodity: Annual.

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.

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.

Peru's total Exports in 2023 were valued at US$64.36 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Peru's main export partners were: China, the United States and Canada. The top three export commodities were: Ores slag and ash; Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins and Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons. Total Imports were valued at US$52.16 Billion. In 2023, Peru had a trade surplus of US$12.19 Billion.

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.

In 2024, China was the main country of destination for copper exports from Peru, accounting for nearly ** percent of the value exported from the country. Japan and South Korea followed, receiving *** and *** percent of Peruvian copper exports, respectively. That year, exports of copper from Peru amounted to ***** billion U.S. dollars.

This statistic shows the most important export partner countries for Peru in 2023. During that year, the most important export partner of Peru was China, with around 34 percent of the total export value.

In 2023, the exports of primary products as a share of total exports in Peru amounted to approximately 91.80 percent. Between 1962 and 2023, the figure dropped by around 7.33 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

In 2023, Canada was the main country of destination for Peruvian gold exports, amounting to more than 2.3 billion U.S dollars. Exports to India and Switzerland added up to approximately 3.8 billion dollars each. In the previous year, gold exports from Peru totaled 8.64 billion dollars.

The United States was Peru's most important export trading partner of chocolate in 2017, with an export's value of almost seven million U.S. dollars. In that year, Peru's second most important export trading partner for the product depicted was Ecuador, with exports amounting to 3.44 million U.S. dollars. In the year presented, exports of chocolate from Peru were equal to 19.1 million U.S. dollars.

The United States led the ranking of main export destinations for Peruvian textiles in 2021, with approximately 862.11 million U.S. dollars worth of exports. The U.S. is one of Peru's leading export partners overall. The combined value of textile exports from Peru to its other nine most important partners that year added up to about 460 million dollars.

The United States was Peru's leading export trading partner for toys, games, and sport equipment in 2023, with an export value of approximately 5.6 million U.S. dollars. Canada ranked second in the list with Peru exporting about two million U.S. dollars worth of these products to the North American country.