Peru posts $44.882 billion trade surplus in second quarter

Peru recorded a trade surplus of $44.882 billion in the second quarter of 2026, equivalent to 12% of gross domestic product, the Central Reserve Bank said. The figure was three percentage points higher than in the same quarter of 2025.

The surplus in goods trade reached $9.547 billion, an increase of $3.118 billion from a year earlier. Export value rose 35.2%, helped by higher prices for mining and hydrocarbon products and larger copper and gold shipments. Gold also benefited from a period of high international prices.

Imports rose 29%. The increase reflected stronger domestic demand for imported volumes, as well as the effect of the conflict in the Middle East on the prices of imported inputs.

Peru has now recorded 24 consecutive quarters of trade surpluses. Excluding the period affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the central bank said the country would have posted positive trade balances for more than nine years, or 39 quarters.