2026.05.1502:53:07UTC+00Peru Trade Surplus Widens in March

Peru’s trade surplus widened to USD 4,157 million in March 2026, up from USD 2,438 million in the same month a year earlier. Exports jumped 38.4% year-on-year to a record USD 9,947 million, supported by strong growth in traditional products (+49.3%), modest gains in non-traditional products (+1.0%), and a sharp increase in other products (+105.2%).

Imports also reached a record high, rising 21.9% to USD 5,790 million. This was driven by higher purchases of consumer goods (+22.9%), capital goods (+20.0%), and raw materials and intermediate goods (+22.8%), partially offset by a decline in other goods (-21.3%).

In the first quarter of the year, exports totaled USD 28,725 million, an increase of 37.8% year-on-year, while imports rose 16.6% to USD 16,586 million. Consequently, the trade surplus nearly doubled to USD 12,867 million, compared with USD 6,877 million in the same period of the previous year.