Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Peru
Peru: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 47.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Peru, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Peru recorded 47.0% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Peru peaked at 90.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2019.
Peru ranks 145th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 90.1% | — |
| 1961 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 88.8% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 86.5% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 88.1% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 87.1% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 81.6% | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 80.9% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 83.1% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 85.7% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 83.6% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 82.2% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 79.9% | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 74.3% | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 69.8% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 83.2% | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 85.6% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 86.7% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 85.7% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 82.9% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 77.9% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 75.5% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 74.9% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 73.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 72.1% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 63.2% | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 66.7% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 67.6% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 75.2% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 47.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 83% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Peru's 47.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -34.6% | 73.3% | 48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.7% | 80.9% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 69.8% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.7% | 73.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 63.2% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 45.9% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 45.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.9% | 47.0% | 4 |
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More private sector data for Peru
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Peru?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Peru was 47.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Peru ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.