Peru's Mining & Metals Investment Guide 2025/2026

Mining Investment in Peru is thriving, driven by an increase in copper demand, signaling solid growth and economic prosperity. 

Metal's and Mining Sector

Peru is a global leader in the mining industry, which makes it a natural choice for international investors. Currently, it is the second largest producer of zinc and molybdenum in the world and stands amongst the top four producers for copper, silver, tin, lead and mercury. 

Peru has 10.2% of the world's copper reserves, 3.9% of its gold, 21.8% of its silver, 8.7% of zinc, 5.2% of lead and 3.1% of tin reserves, according to the most recent data published by the US Geological Survey. 

According to estimates, today metals and mining sector accounts for 8.5% of the GDP, while mineral exports represent about 63.9% of the country's total exports. Copper was the leading export metal, in terms of value, followed by gold, zinc, iron, lead, molybdenum, tin and silver.

Economics Peru

Peru is one of the most stable economies in Latin America. Peru's economy reflects its varied geography, an arid coastal region, the Andes further inland, and tropical lands. Abundant mineral resources are found mainly in the mountainous areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds.

In recent years, Peru has achieved significant advances in social and development indicators as well as in macroeconomic performance, with very dynamic GDP growth rates, reduction of external debt, a stable exchange rate and low inflation. Peru's rapid expansion has helped to reduce the national poverty rate from 58.7% in 2004, to 29.0% of its total population in 2023. Extreme poverty declined from 17.1% to 5.7% over the same period. It is classified as an upper middle-income economy by the World Bank, though GDP per capita is still below the Latin American average.

In 2024, GDP grew just over 3% driven by public spending and investment and robust private consumption. Lower inflation and higher employment boosted private consumption. Increased infrastructure investment and a higher public sector wage bill contributed to higher public spending. Improved business confidence and gradual monetary easing supported private investment.