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The exports of goods from the Andean Community, comprising Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, grew by 11.5%, increasing from 168,083 million dollars in 2024 to 187,461 million dollars in 2025, with China as the main destination market, holding a 22.1% share.
"These results are mainly explained by the advance in exports from the Andean countries, especially Peru and Ecuador," emphasized the General Secretariat of the Andean Community.
It also detailed that during the analyzed period, Bolivia exported 9,633 million dollars, Colombia 50,205 million dollars, Ecuador 37,152 million dollars, and Peru 90,472 million dollars.
The main products exported by the Andean Community to the world were copper minerals, gold, petroleum oils, coffee, cocoa, and fresh bananas.
Regarding the destination markets of the Andean bloc, China consolidated its position as the main destination for sales from the Andean subregion, receiving 22.1% of the total, followed by the United States (17.3%), the European Union (13.2%), Panama (5.6%), and the Andean Community (5.3%).
On the other hand, merchandise imports by the Andean countries reached 177,420 million dollars, with a growth of 10.1% compared to 2024.
Thus, the Andean Community registered a trade surplus for the second consecutive year, with a favorable balance of 10,041 million dollars.
The General Secretariat of the Andean Community highlights that this positive balance is the result of the boost in exports from the Andean countries to the global market.
Exports within the Andean Community also showed favorable evolution during 2025, reporting an 8% growth, increasing from 9,109 million dollars in 2024 to 9,842 million dollars.
Peru stood out as the country with the largest expansion of its intra-community sales, with a positive variation of 14.4%.
The Secretary General of the Andean Community, Ambassador Gonzalo Gutiérrez, highlighted the results of the subregion's foreign trade, both in exports to the world and among Member Countries. He stated that the figures confirm that trade is one of the main drivers of Andean integration.
"The Free Trade Zone allows Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to exchange their products without paying tariffs, generating opportunities for businesses and strengthening productive chains," emphasized the head of the Andean Community.
"These results demonstrate the importance of continuing to strengthen the Andean market, which generates concrete benefits for our more than 116 million citizens," he added.
In 2025, 83.1% of intra-community exports corresponded to manufactured products, characterized by incorporating higher added value and contributing to job creation.
In contrast, in the exports of Andean countries to markets outside the Andean Community, manufactured products represented 48.4% of the total.
This difference highlights the importance of the Andean market for the manufactured exports with added value from the Member Countries.
The export of manufactures in the Andean subregion has a trajectory of sustained growth.
In the last ten years, intra-community exports of these products increased at an average annual rate of 3.4%, rising from 6,041 million dollars in 2016 to 8,179 million dollars in 2025. This can be seen by reviewing the figures by country.
91% of Bolivia's exports to the Andean Community are manufactured products, and the main shipments correspond to soybean cakes and other residues, soybean oils, sugar, and sunflower oils.
In the case of Colombia, manufactured exports to Andean countries represented 80% of the total. The prominent products are medicines, sugar, jet fuels for reactors and turbines, hair preparations, and cleaning preparations.
For Ecuador, manufactured exports represented 67% of the total exported to the Andean Community.
The goods it sells to the bloc are wooden boards, preparations and preserves of skipjack and bonito, whole or in pieces; gas-fueled stoves, made of cast iron, iron or steel; palm oil; preparations and preserves of shrimp, prawns, and other crustaceans.
For its part, of Peru's total exports to the intra-regional market, 94% corresponds to manufactures, and the products it sells most to the Andean market are copper wire, animal feed preparations, diesel oil, kerosene-type jet fuels for reactors and turbines, and fishmeal or crustacean meal.
The Andean Community, created in 1969, is a regional integration organization that promotes the economic and social development of its Member Countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Throughout its history, it has worked to strengthen cooperation and integration among nations, facilitating the mobility of people and promoting intra-regional and extra-regional trade. The Andean Community works to bring well-being to its more than 116 million citizens.
