Peruvian exports reached US$90.082 billion in 2025, setting a new all-time record after expanding 21% compared with the previous year, the Peruvian Exporters Association (ADEX) reported on Tuesday.
Thanks to this performance, Peru ranked fourth among Latin America’s exporting economies, just behind Mexico, Brazil, and Chile, the exporters' guild indicated.
The Center for Global Economics and Business Research (CIEN-ADEX) noted that Peru surpassed Colombia in the regional ranking in 2016 and moved ahead of Argentina in 2025, after the latter closed the year with shipments of roughly US$87 billion.
ADEX Chairman Cesar Tello said this marks a new record for Peru's foreign trade, while noting that part of this growth was boosted by stronger international prices for certain commodities.
Tello indicated that it is not only enough to rely on selling larger amounts of the same goods, arguing instead for higher shipped volumes across still-incipient export consignments.
Thus, he underlined the relevance of the new Multisectoral Foreign Trade Policy through 2040.
That roadmap targets exports exceeding US$121 billion, calling for export diversity to become a genuine development lever, alongside continuity in effective sectoral policies and boosting new drivers for the national economy, he pointed out.
According to the report, traditional shipments totaled US$66.608 billion in 2025, accounting for 73.9% of overall exports.
Mining led with US$58.683 billion, mainly on stronger sales of copper and raw gold, supported by higher international prices. It was followed by hydrocarbons, fisheries, and primary agriculture.
Value-added supply reached US$23.474 billion, representing the remaining 26.1%.
Leading segments included agribusiness (US$12.641 billion), chemicals (US$2.407 billion), fisheries and aquaculture (US$2.279 billion), and metallurgy (US$2.088 billion).
Apparel, non-metallic mining, metalworking, textiles, jewelry, and wood products posted notable figures as well.
Top demand items included blueberries, avocados, fresh grapes, giant squid, cacao, refined copper wire, natural calcium phosphates, asparagus, copper sheets and strips, and unalloyed zinc, among others.
CIEN-ADEX reported that December 2025 exports climbed to US$9.351 billion, the highest monthly figure on record, reflecting a 36.9% increase over the same month in 2024.
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Published: 2/3/2026