Merchandise trade in Peru
Peru: Merchandise trade was 42.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Peru stood at 42.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Peru peaked at 50.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1987.
That places Peru 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.6% | — |
| 1961 | 33.3% | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 30.5% | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 28.6% | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 27.1% | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 26.1% | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 25.5% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 23.0% | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 22.5% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 20.0% | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 18.9% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 21.9% | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 22.7% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 21.1% | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 25.0% | +18.7% |
| 1978 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | +33.5% |
| 1980 | 35.7% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 29.6% | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 30.3% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | -31.8% |
| 1988 | 37.6% | +145.1% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | -35.1% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 42.8% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.5% | 23.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.0% | 18.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 15.4% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 18.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 27.6% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 37.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 37.6% | 50.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More private sector data for Peru
- 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$), annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,754 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Peru?
- Merchandise trade in Peru was 42.8% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1987.
- How does Peru rank for merchandise trade?
- Peru ranks 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.