Besides, 9,127 Peruvian companies exported 4,953 products to 168 markets during the previous year, he indicated.
Of the total, the mining-energy sector accounted for 66% of exports amounting to US$42.033 billion (-0.1%) due to lower shipments of minerals, such as copper, gold, and zinc, among others.
Non-mining and energy sector
Peruvian exports to the world from non-mining and energy sectors represented 34% of the total shipments registered, amounting to US$21.190 billion, which meant a 12.3% increase.
"These achievements were reached by more than 8,364 companies (71% micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises or MSMEs), which shipped more than 4,795 products to 165 markets," Minister Helguero pointed out.
The United States was the main destination market (US$6.007 billion), followed by China (US$2.262 billion), the Netherlands (US$1.551 billion), Chile (US$1.271 billion), and Ecuador (US$1.227 billion), among others, he explained.
Peruvian regions were the main drivers of this growth, accounting for 58% of the total sent from the non-mining-energy sector abroad, exceeding US$12.222 billion —an 11.7% percent increase over 2021.
Regions and sectors
Twenty-two regions registered growth in their exports.
"The three main ones were: Piura (US$2.489 billion), Ica (US$2.309 billion), and La Libertad (US$2.120 billion). On the other hand, those that registered the most increases were Cajamarca (79.9%), Moquegua (74.7%), and Amazonas (46.8%)," he added.
Agriculture (US$9.807 billion), fishing (US$4.023 billion), chemical (US$2.345 billion), metallurgical steel (US$1.638 billion), and metal-mechanic (US$663 million) were the sectors that registered records.
Destinations
Within this framework, records in shipments to 24 countries were registered.
Among the top destinations, the United States (US$8.602 billion), Japan (US$3.092 billion), and the United Kingdom (US$2.037 billion) stood out, the Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry's head specified.
Last year, unprecedented sales involved 1,018 products, such as fresh blueberries (US$1.366 billion), fresh grapes (US$1.362 billion), and unalloyed zinc (US$636 million).