The accumulated trade balance surplus over the past twelve months reached US$26.926 billion as of August 2025, the
On a monthly basis, the trade surplus reached US$2.578 billion in August of this year.
Exports totaled US$7.68 billion during the eighth month of 2025, up 11.8% compared to the same month in 2024.
This increase was driven by a 10.9% growth in export prices, mainly for mining products, and, to a lesser extent, by a 0.8% rise in exported volumes.
Last August, traditional product exports reached US$5.69 billion, marking an 11.8% year-on-year increase due to higher gold and copper prices.
In particular, traditional agricultural exports grew 17.2%, supported by higher coffee prices.
Non-traditional products rose 11.5% year-on-year in August of this year, reaching US$1.969 billion. This growth was driven by a 20.9% increase in exported volumes, particularly in the agriculture-livestock sector.
Meanwhile, imports rose 7% year-on-year last August, reaching US$5.102 billion. This increase mainly reflected higher purchases of capital goods and durable consumer products.