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Population as of 2020: 33 million 44 of 193
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Region: South America
Nominal G.D.P. in 2024: $289.2 billion 47 of 193
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Total merchandise exports in 2024: $74.05 billion. 44 of 193
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These are calendar-year 2024 goods exports reported by Peru, excluding services. All amounts are nominal 2024 U.S. dollars, valued free on board (FOB), with no inflation adjustment.
These nationwide figures follow the definitive-export, special-trade system, including recorded nationalized re-exports and processing goods. Temporary exports and separately recorded special transactions are excluded.
Top Exports
Top 20 export categories, 2024
Ranked by export value.
| Rank | Item | Dollar amount | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copper ores and concentrates | $20.49 billion | Ores, slag and ash |
| 2 | Gold, unwrought, semi-manufactured or in powder form | $12.76 billion | Precious metals, gemstones, jewellery and coins |
| 3 | Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought | $2.52 billion | Copper and copper articles |
| 4 | Petroleum oils other than crude, related preparations and waste oils | $2.39 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 5 | Other fresh fruit | $2.30 billion | Fruit and nuts |
| 6 | Precious-metal ores and concentrates | $2.18 billion | Ores, slag and ash |
| 7 | Zinc ores and concentrates | $1.76 billion | Ores, slag and ash |
| 8 | Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites | $1.75 billion | Ores, slag and ash |
| 9 | Grapes, fresh or dried | $1.74 billion | Fruit and nuts |
| 10 | Flours, meal and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves | $1.62 billion | Food-industry residues and animal feed |
| 11 | Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens | $1.58 billion | Fruit and nuts |
| 12 | Molybdenum ores and concentrates | $1.57 billion | Ores, slag and ash |
| 13 | Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons | $1.33 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 14 | Lead ores and concentrates | $1.19 billion | Ores, slag and ash |
| 15 | Coffee, coffee husks and skins, and coffee-containing substitutes | $1.10 billion | Coffee, tea and spices |
| 16 | Unwrought tin | $917.69 million | Tin and tin articles |
| 17 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted | $795.69 million | Cocoa and cocoa products |
| 18 | Unwrought zinc | $791.20 million | Zinc and zinc articles |
| 19 | Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $675.31 million | Animal, vegetable and microbial fats and oils |
| 20 | Natural calcium phosphates, aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk | $508.56 million | Salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement |
Top 10 importers of Peru's exports, 2024
Ranked by Peru's reported merchandise exports to each named destination economy. Separately reported territories may appear. These are recorded export destinations; goods may subsequently be re-exported.
| Rank | Country | Dollar amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $24.84 billion |
| 2 | United States (including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) | $9.58 billion |
| 3 | India | $4.69 billion |
| 4 | Canada | $3.84 billion |
| 5 | Japan | $3.38 billion |
| 6 | Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) | $2.65 billion |
| 7 | Netherlands | $2.43 billion |
| 8 | Chile | $2.11 billion |
| 9 | Spain | $2.11 billion |
| 10 | South Korea | $2.03 billion |
