, a result that represents a 21% increase compared with 2024, the highest figure in South America and one of the largest worldwide,
"With this performance, Peru has consolidated itself as the third-largest exporter in South America, the fourth in Latin America, and the sixth in the Americas, strengthening its strategic positioning in international trade," she emphasized.
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism's (Mincetur) head stressed that this achievement reflects a coherent and sustained trade policy, as it marks five consecutive years of record-high goods exports.
"This fifth historic record confirms the Peruvian government's firm commitment to boosting our exports and opening markets. Even in complex scenarios, the country is moving forward with a solid trade policy aimed at generating employment, boosting the economy, and attracting investment," Mera underlined.
Broad-based growth
According to information from Mincetur, Peru's export performance was driven by broad-based expansion of productive sectors.
Ceramic sector shipments stood out, which rose 49.6%, followed by fisheries (29.1%), metallic and non-metallic mining (25.9%), and the agriculture-livestock sector (18.5%), consolidating Peru as a reliable supplier of high-value and high-quality products to global markets.
Significant gains were also posted by metallurgy (16.6%), metalworking (7.7%), textiles and apparel (5.9%), chemical products (5%), and steelmaking (2.9%), demonstrating greater diversification of the export offering.
By contrast, shipments of oil and natural gas declined 10% as a result of falling international crude prices.
Regarding destination markets, China remained Peru's main trading partner, accounting for 36.2% of total exports and posting growth above 30%.
Notably, the European Union consolidated its position as the second-largest destination for Peruvian shipments after growing 24%, reflecting the positive impact of the trade agreement and sustained interest in products within that economic bloc.
Peruvian exports to the U.S. increased 6.4%, confirming the importance of said market for the South American country and its competitiveness there.
"These results reaffirm the role of foreign trade as a driver of the country's economic growth and reinforce Mincetur's commitment to continue promoting exports and Peru's integration into the world, now under the National Multisectoral Foreign Trade Policy through 2040 as the regulatory framework that lays the foundations for our future growth," she concluded.