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Mining in Peru in numbers

Peru's mining drawn as one poster: number 4 in molybdenum with 15% of world output, top three for 5 minerals, mineral rents 12.1% of GDP. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025PeruPERMining country · ISO PERPeru is the world's number 4 producer of molybdenum (15% of 2025 mine output), ranks in the topthree for 5 of the 36 minerals we track, mineral rents were 12.1% of GDP in 2021.MINERAL RENTS, % OF GDP 202112.1%Mineral rents are what the minerals earn above the cost ofproducing them. World Bank WDI.ORES AND METALS IN EXPORTS 202448%Share of merchandise exports that are ores and metals.World Bank WDI.MINERALS IN THE WORLD TOP 35Of the 36 minerals in our atlas, Peru is among the threelargest producers for 5: silver, copper, zinc, tin, lead.RULE OF LAW ESTIMATE 2025-0.66World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, scale −2.5(weak) to +2.5 (strong).GDP 2025$335 bnMINERALS PRODUCED (OF 36)9WORLD SHARE BY MINERAL 2025What Peru mines, by share of world outputMolybdenum #415%39 ktSilver #214%3.6 ktCopper #312%2.7 MtZinc #212%1.5 MtTin #311%33 ktLead #36.4%290 ktGold #103.3%110 tPhosphate rock #91.9%4.8 MtIron ore #130.8%21 MtBar is the share of world production; number after # is the world rank. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, minestage where reported.GOVERNANCE 2025World Bank governance estimates−2.50+2.5Rule of law-0.66Political stability-0.50Control of corruption-0.76Regulatory quality+0.12Estimates on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale; higher is stronger. Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators.2020–2025Peru: molybdenum mine output0.00 t11 kt22 kt34 kt45 kt2020202120222023202420252025: 39 ktMo content. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, successive editions.2020–2025Peru: silver mine output0.00 t1.0 kt2.0 kt3.0 kt4.0 kt2020202120222023202420252025: 3.6 ktAg content. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, successive editions.ON THE MAPPeru, 9 of our 36 minerals producedOutline map simplified from Natural Earth.TOP EXPORT FLOWS 2024Where Peru's mineral exports goCopper (ore) → China · HS 260300 2024$15 bnCopper (ore) → Japan · HS 260300 2024$1.8 bnIron ore (ore) → China · HS 260111 2024$1.7 bnSilver (ore) → China · HS 261610 2024$1.2 bnGold (ore) → China · HS 261690 2024$880 mLargest single exporter-to-importer flows across the HS codes we track for these minerals, by customs value. Source:CEPII BACI (HS22).POLICYPolicy and operationsOPERATIONS IN OUR DATA124 operations across 8 minerals, including Antamina, Cerro Verde, Las Bambas.prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Mining in Peru infographic: mineral rents, export dependence, world share and rank by mineral, governance estimates, export flows and policy. Data year 2025.

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Mineral rents, % of GDP, 2021
12.1% World Bank World Development Indicators
Ores and metals, % of merchandise exports, 2024
47.8% World Bank World Development Indicators
Minerals where it is a top-three producer
5: Silver (#2), Copper (#3), Zinc (#2), Tin (#3), Lead (#3) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Rule of law (WGI estimate), 2025
-0.66 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
GDP, current US$, 2025
$335 billion World Bank World Development Indicators
Largest world share
Molybdenum: 15% of world mine output (#4), 39 kt USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Political stability (WGI estimate), 2025
-0.50 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
Control of corruption (WGI estimate), 2025
-0.76 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
Regulatory quality (WGI estimate), 2025
+0.12 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
Molybdenum mine output, 2020 → 2025
32 kt → 39 kt USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Silver mine output, 2020 → 2025
2.8 kt → 3.6 kt USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest mineral export flow, 2024
Copper (ore) to China, $15 bn CEPII BACI trade database

Sources

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · World Bank World Development Indicators · World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators · CEPII BACI trade database. Figures are rounded.

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