The number of Peruvian exporting companies reached 7,835 between January and August 2025, reflecting a 4.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024 (7,490), reported the Center for Research on Global Economy and Business of the Association of Exporters (Cien-ADEX).
In its Exporting Companies Report - August 2025, it indicated that microenterprises (4,413) represented 56.3% of the total, small enterprises (2,656) 33.9%, large enterprises (526) 6.7%, and medium-sized enterprises (240) 3.1%; Thus, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) accounted for 93.3% of all units.
By FOB value (US$55.64 billion), 93.6% was held by large companies (US$52.06 billion), followed by small (4.2%), medium (1.9%), and microenterprises (0.4%).
The highest stocks by sector corresponded to agribusiness (2,152), metalworking (1,564), mining (1,342), and chemicals (1,279).
They were followed by miscellaneous (1,078), apparel (909), textiles (476), iron and steel (465), non-metallic mining (357), traditional agriculture (303), fishing and aquaculture (302), wood (156), jewelry (99), primary fishing (41), and hydrocarbons (37).
It indicated that, of the 15 sectors, 5 increased the number of companies and 10 decreased. Those that increased were mining, fishing, agribusiness, textiles, and fishing and aquaculture.
The sectors that registered a decrease in the number of companies were: jewelry (-28.8%), hydrocarbons (-14%), wood (-12.8%), non-metallic mining (-12.5%), miscellaneous (-11.4%), clothing (-9.3%), traditional agriculture (-9%), iron and steel (-3.1%), chemicals (-1.2%), and metalworking (-1.2%).
Markets
53.2% (4,165) exported to a single country, 36% (2,819) between 2 and 5, 5.8% (452) between 6 and 9; and 5.1% (399) to 10 or more countries.
Of the 2,683 companies that shipped a single product to a single country, 70.3% belong to microenterprises, 25.5% are small, 2.6% are large, and 1.5% are medium-sized.
MSEs are the most sensitive to potential changes in trade policies due to their low diversification of products and markets.
Regarding destinations, the leader was the United States (2,086 companies), followed by the European Union (1,830), Chile (1,639), Ecuador (1,189), India (1,142), the United Arab Emirates (1,063), Colombia (864), Bolivia (787), and Mexico (689).
Regarding origin, Lima had the largest number of companies (4,643), followed by Puno (1,188), Callao (540), Piura (524), Ica (444), Arequipa (326), La Libertad (303), Tacna (306), and Áncash (272). Those with the greatest reduction were Huancavelica (-18.5%), Madre de Dios (-17.9%), Tumbes (-15.8%), and Loreto (-11.3%).
Between January and August 2025, a total of 2,277 companies stopped exporting due to internal and external factors that reduced their competitiveness—95.2% were MSMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). However, another 2,622 companies entered the market, of which 1,736 were microenterprises, 629 were small, 162 were large, and 95 were medium-sized.
Data
-In August, 3,813 exporting companies were registered, representing a 1% increase compared to the same month last year.
(END) NDP / MDV
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Published: 10/27/2025