Development and Industry
Population30,136,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$)$8,120
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners33%
Women as % of Parliament28%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons)1.0
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Industriesmining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas and natural gas liquefaction; fishing and fish processing, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery, electrical machinery, chemicals, furniture
Value of Exports$47.38 billion (2012 est.)
Export Commoditiescopper, gold, lead, zinc, tin, iron ore, molybdenum, silver; crude petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas; coffee, asparagus and other vegetables, fruit, apparel and textiles, fishmeal, fish, chemicals, fabricated metal products and
machinery, alloys Export Partners and %China 18.3%, US 15.2%, Canada 11.4%, Japan 5.4%, Spain 5.3%, Chile 4.8%, South
Korea 4.6%, Germany 4.1% (2011) Value of Imports$41.15 billion (2012 est.)
Import Commoditiespetroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, plastics, machinery, vehicles, color TV sets, power shovels, front-end loaders, telephones and telecommunication equipment, iron and steel, wheat, corn, soybean products, paper, cotton, vaccines and medicines
Import Partners and %US 24.5%, China 13.7%, Brazil 6.7%, Chile 5.9%, Ecuador 4.4%, South Korea 4%
(2011) Currency Exchange Rate to $1.002.65 (2012 est.)
Electricity Production38.7 billion kWh (2011 est.)
Electricity Consumption34.25 billion kWh (2011 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels59% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants41% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources0% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production173,700 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption172,600 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural Gas Production31.12 billion cu m (2011)
Natural Gas Consumption5.41 billion cu m (2010 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones3.688 million (2011)
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones32.461 million (2011)
# of Internet Hosts234,102 (2012)
# of Internet Users9.158 million (2009)
# of Airports (total)191 (2012
# of Airports with Paved Runwaystotal: 58
# of km of Roadways (total)total: 137,327 km
# of km of Roadways Paved48,456 km
# km of Waterways8,808 km
Location of Main Ports & TerminalsCallao, Iquitos, Matarani, Paita, Pucallpa,
Yurimaguas; note - Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches of the Amazon and its tributaries oil terminals: Conchan oil terminal, La Pampilla oil terminal |