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Maritime profile: Peru

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
34.050 Millions
244 774 Millions current US$
122 266 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(j) 1 280 000 Km²
2.65 %
18 566 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2022
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
2.6 m/km²
0.000 GT
0.000 GT
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
447 Thousands DWT
108 ships
660 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls⁹
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
2 874 109 TEU
..
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WORLD SHARES FOR 2022
0.43 %0.21 %0.24 %0.25 %0.24 %0.02 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.03 %0.01 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World totalNot available or not separately reportedNot available or not separately reported0.34 %Not publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishable0.43 %0.21 %0.24 %0.25 %0.24 %0.02 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.03 %0.01 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World totalNot available or not separately reportedNot available or not separately reported0.34 %Not publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishable
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+2.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
17 368
35 993
33 545
61 309
Merchandise imports
12 502
30 030
37 924
60 958
Merchandise trade balance
4 866
5 963
-4 380
351
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
14 %14 %8 %8 %12 %12 %46 %46 %21 %21 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
18 0126 9152 8452 8372 60518 0126 9152 8452 8372 605
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+46.1 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2022
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
19.6
23.1
24.6
32.0
Travel
57.1
54.4
57.4
43.1
Other services
23.2
22.5
18.0
25.0
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport services exports
449
854
1 416
1 586
Transport services imports
1 312
2 453
2 841
6 310
Transport services trade balance
-863
-1 599
-1 426
-4 724
NATIONAL FLEET
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+0.1 %
Fleet growth rate in 2022
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Total fleet
148.0
317.9
547.3
447.3
Oil tankers
27.0
177.0
342.7
224.7
Bulk carriers
..
..
0.0
0.0
General cargo
37.0
29.7
0.0
5.1
Container ships
..
..
37.6
0.0
Other types of ships
84.0
111.2
167.0
217.6
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
990108950108900101089100108420012
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2022¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
41.740.039.538.840.441.139.239.339.239.240.040.140.237.838.838.938.338.137.837.837.937.837.738.137.836.931.631.631.731.431.830.830.930.830.429.930.530.530.529.929.729.628.829.030.229.229.426.225.824.024.122.822.022.121.318.417.417.518.717.217.217.517.517.718.418.617.817.2
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2022⁹
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Liquid bulk carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Liquefied natural gas carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Dry bulk carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Dry breakbulk carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
-
..
-
-
-
..
-
Container ships
-
-
-
-
..
-
-
Passenger ships
-
..
-
-
..
..
-
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2022¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
3.73.73.73.73.74.34.34.34.34.24.94.94.96.03.63.62.52.52.52.52.52.52.54.35.03.93.63.63.23.23.23.23.23.23.93.93.93.93.93.94.64.74.73.23.24.75.55.55.55.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.84.74.74.74.74.73.73.73.73.73.74.14.14.14.14.14.34.33.93.94.14.13.43.44.34.34.34.34.15.35.35.84.69.85.95.33.63.73.73.73.63.94.24.26.96.97.46.86.26.76.76.65.45.84.55.85.86.06.06.06.05.24.94.94.95.45.45.05.05.35.35.85.83.13.818.118.022.213.328.418.717.818.718.511.513.013.313.712.512.912.97.97.87.712.212.38.07.412.415.111.511.211.511.511.611.211.411.411.511.510.915.415.515.215.610.811.414.17.917.521.321.518.217.416.410.79.49.49.48.07.97.78.27.77.37.37.48.27.36.86.86.47.939.938.138.038.339.640.739.339.339.139.439.939.939.937.838.538.438.538.237.937.637.637.437.337.837.637.432.632.632.832.432.531.431.531.330.730.530.730.830.830.230.130.429.529.730.726.126.124.523.522.324.723.422.522.822.219.017.817.919.017.717.617.817.917.818.719.018.817.8
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2021.
8
Refers to year 2022. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2022 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
e
Estimated.
j
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 21 September 2023