Between 2022-Q2 and 2025-Q1, the export values of the Upstream Copper Industry in Peru and Chile showed a moderate and positive correlation, meaning they generally moved in the same direction. Volatility for both countries remained limited, indicating relatively stable export performance. Peru’s exports followed mostly slight upward trends with low volatility, except for a brief slight decline in the late middle period, before rising again toward the end. Chile started with a slight downward trend, but then maintained slight upward trends with low volatility through most of the period. By 2025-Q1, Peru’s export value reached about USD 6.61 million, growing 23.9% year-on-year, while Chile’s exports rose to around USD 12.6 million, up 16.8% year-on-year. Over the whole period, Peru recorded a higher compound growth rate (3.0%) than Chile (0.2%), despite Chile’s consistently larger export value.
Peru Keeps Copper Concentrate on Top
Copper Concentrate played a more prominent and influential role in Peru’s upstream copper exports than in Chile, consistently holding a higher position and representing a larger share throughout 2022-Q2 to 2025-Q1.
December 29, 2025
Copper
Peru Keeps Copper Concentrate on Top
