Food imports in Peru
Peru: Food imports was 11.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Peru, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, food imports in Peru stood at 11.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Peru peaked at 25.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2013.
Peru ranks 130th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Food imports in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.4% | — |
| 1963 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 17.4% | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 16.5% | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 16.8% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 21.8% | +29.8% |
| 1969 | 21.7% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 18.2% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 13.4% | -26.4% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 14.0% | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 14.9% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 20.2% | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 17.8% | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | +41.6% |
| 1984 | 23.5% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 22.7% | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 21.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 16.6% | 13.4% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 17.8% | 25.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 21.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.9% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More private sector data for Peru
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 82.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,392 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,754 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Peru?
- Food imports in Peru was 11.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2013.
- How does Peru rank for food imports?
- Peru ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.