Peru: Terms of trade

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 Peru

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 145.00
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 110.46
 Min - Max 78.50 - 145.00
 Source The United Nations
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The latest value from 2024 is 145 percent, an increase from 128.8 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 105.73 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Peru from 2005 to 2024 is 110.46 percent. The minimum value, 78.5 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 145 percent was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Peru: Terms of trade
 2024 145.00
 2023 128.80
 2022 119.60
 2021 132.90
 2020 121.80
 2019 109.50
 2018 108.20
 2017 111.00




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 145.00 2024 percent
 Trade openness 51.82 2025 percent
 Financial openness 2.290 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 29.97 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 100.36 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 5.92 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 21.85 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 73.15 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 3.09 2025 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 10.35 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 89.07 2025 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 3.58 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars 12.00 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 8.12 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 27.20 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 90.39 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.58 2025 percent
 Remittances 5,299.34 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -7,491.90 2025 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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