Overview
- Official data confirm a fifth straight annual high, with export value up 21% year over year, according to Trade Minister Teresa Mera.
- Mining led with $58.68 billion as higher copper and gold prices lifted values even where volumes did not rise in step.
- Broad gains included ceramics up 49.6%, fishing up 29.1%, mining up 25.9%, and agriculture up 18.5%, with additional advances in metalworking, textiles, chemicals, and metallurgy.
- China remained the top buyer at 36.2% of total exports with growth above 30%, while shipments to the European Union rose 24% and to the United States 6.4%.
- Traditional goods accounted for $66.61 billion (73.9%) versus $23.47 billion in value‑added exports (26.1%), as ADEX urged policies to expand volumes and meet the 2040 goal above $121 billion.