Peru: Terms of trade

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 Peru

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 120.90
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1980 - 2023
 Average 94.47
 Min - Max 60.86 - 150.27
 Source The United Nations
The latest value from 2023 is 120.9 percent, an increase from 114.8 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 103.42 percent, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Peru from 1980 to 2023 is 94.47 percent. The minimum value, 60.86 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 150.27 percent was recorded in 1980. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Peru - Terms of trade - Recent values chart

Historical series
Peru - Terms of trade - historical chart - 1980-2023




The terms of trade for Peru are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 120.90 2023 percent
 Trade openness 51.48 2024 percent
 Financial openness 2.290 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 28.54 2024 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 82.54 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 5.37 2024 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 22.94 2024 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 66.34 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.47 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 6.80 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 20.06 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 2.21 2024 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 5.60 2024 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 16.16 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 79.25 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.58 2023 percent
 Remittances 4,446.18 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -1,331.38 2024 million USD
 External debt 30.62 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 11.64 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 13.26 2024 percent
 External debt in foreign currencies 99.31 2024 percent
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