In 2024, the number of export companies Peruvians reached the 8,903which represented an increase of 6.8% compared to the 8,450 registered in 2023, according to the research center of Economy and global businesses of the Association of Exporters (hundred-Adex).
The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) They represented most of these units, with 91.6% of the total. Of this group, the microenterprises They added 5,000 (56%), followed by small businesses with 2,953 (33.2%) and the medium with 200 (2.2%). Despite its dominant presence in quantity, its participation in the total value of exports was minimal.
The report revealed that Large companiesthat they only represented the 8.4% of the total (750), were responsible for 95.7% of the exported value. In contrast, small businesses contributed a 2.8%medium 1.2% and microenterprises barely 0.3%.
The sector with the highest number of exporting companies was the Agroindustry (2,351 companies), followed by Metalworking (2,123), several (1,590)chemist (1,555) and traditional mining (1,213).
Exports: destination markets
As for the destinations, the United States It was the main market For Peruvian exporting companies, with 2,445 companies by sending products to that country. They followed the European Union (2,085), Chile (1.970) and Ecuador (1,458). In addition, significant growth was observed in companies that exported to India (+430) and United Arab Emirates (+325).
He 53.9% of exporting companies only sent products to a country, while 32.4% (2,886 companies) They dispatched a single product to a single destination, which makes them highly vulnerable to changes in commercial policies and demand fluctuations.
By regions, Lima concentrated the largest number of export companies (5,564), followed by Puno (1,031) and Piura (647). At the other extreme, ApurÃmac (23), Moquegua (31) and Huancavelica (33) were the regions with the lowest export presence.
Despite growth in the number of exporters, 2,470 companies stopped exporting In 2024, a reduction of 3 % compared to 2023. However, the entry of 2,923 new companies represented an increase in 4.7 % compared to the previous year.
Source: Larepublica
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