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A total of 7,288 Peruvian companies exported goods worldwide in the first half of 2026, a number that represented a 3% increase compared to the same period last year (7,077), reported the Center for Research on Global Economy and Business of the Association of Exporters (Adex).
Of the total firms (7,288), micro-enterprises (4,193) represented 57.5% of the total, small businesses (2,356) 32.3%, large businesses (494) 6.8%, and medium-sized businesses (245) 3.4%.
However, when analyzing the exported value, this participation changed radically, according to Adex.
Large companies accounted for 93.4% of total exports, equivalent to 50,479 million dollars. Small companies accounted for 3.8% (2,038 million), medium-sized companies 2.4% (1,312 million), and micro-enterprises 0.4% (219 million).
The report also shows a high concentration of exports. 53.3% of companies (3,886) made shipments to a single destination, while only 4.7% (340) reached 10 or more markets.
By sector, agribusiness led the number of companies with 1,983.
This was followed by traditional mining (1,401), metalworking (1,362), chemical (1,150), various (949), apparel (772), textile (399), iron and steel (387), non-metallic mining (308), fishing and aquaculture (292), traditional agriculture (284), timber (116), jewelry (89), hydrocarbons (43), and traditional fishing (34).
Of the 15 sectors analyzed, nine expanded their business base and six reduced it.
The largest increases in shipments corresponded to hydrocarbons (22.9%), traditional mining (13.8%), traditional agriculture (11.4%), and fishing and aquaculture (3.5%).
The largest declines were recorded in traditional fishing (-12.8%), timber (-11.5%), apparel (-6.4%), non-metallic mining (-5.5%), and jewelry (-10.3%).
By destination, the U.S. received shipments from 1,891 companies, the European Union from 1,611, Chile from 1,458, India from 1,271, and Ecuador from 1,125.
By region, Lima accounted for the largest number with 4,086 companies, Puno 1,223, Piura 492, Callao 454, Ica 374, Arequipa 316, La Libertad 303, Tacna 274, Ancash 244, Junín 212, and Lambayeque 194.
During the inauguration of the Adex Innovation Summit 2026, organized by Adex Escuela, the president of the exporters' association, César Tello Ramírez, noted that 2,170 companies stopped exporting during the analyzed period due to internal and external factors.
He added that others face difficulties in sustaining their operations abroad due to low diversification and limited access to technical assistance and financing.
He explained that companies face various difficulties in competing globally, including an exchange rate that reduces exporters' income, while a good part of their costs remain in national currency.
He mentioned that, in order to contribute to business competitiveness, Adex created the Innovation Management, which will identify good practices applied in other countries and evaluate their adaptation to the Peruvian environment.
"The national productive fabric needs to constantly evolve, improving its productivity and adopting new ways of doing business," he stated.
The Exporter Companies-June 2026 report indicated that of the 2,170 companies that stopped exporting in the first half of 2026, 96.3% were MSMEs; while large companies accounted for 3.7%. In contrast, 2,381 companies entered international markets. Of this group, 1,596 were micro-enterprises, 491 small, 193 large, and 101 medium-sized.
