Name of country: the Republic of Peru; República del Perú

Establishment of diplomatic relations:

• 28 June 1951 (Federal Republic of Germany)

• 28 December 1972 (German Democratic Republic)

System of government: republic (constitution of 31 December 1993)

Peru and Germany enjoy close and amicable political ties. As advocates of a rules-based international order, the two countries pursue intensive exchange, both bilaterally and in multilateral forums.

Two German political foundations (Friedrich Ebert and Konrad Adenauer) are represented in Peru.

Peru’s GDP, which nominally stands at approx. 9900 US dollars per capita, is generated through mining and industry (30%), trade and tourism (17%), construction (8%) and agriculture, forestry and fisheries (8%), and transport, logistics and communication (7%). Thanks to high world market prices for minerals such as gold and copper, the country’s GDP increased by 3.3% in 2025, an upwards trend that is expected to continue this year.

Since 1968, there has been a German-Peruvian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Lima with around 280 member companies, and since 2014, the two countries have had a bilateral raw materials partnership. In September 2025, Germany was a partner country of “Perumin”, the region’s most important mining convention. German companies are successful especially in the distribution of technology. The largest investment is the expansion of Lima airport by Fraport AG, which is in operation since May 2025.

In the field of development cooperation, Germany has been working intensively with Peru for over 60 years, and is the largest bilateral donor. The focus is on cooperation in climate, forest and biodiversity protection, as well as supporting Peru’s accession process to the OECD. Key joint political declarations of intent between Germany and Peru include the Climate and Development Partnership (Alianza por el Clima, 2022) and the renewed joint declaration of intent on forest protection (DCI, 2026). There is also diverse cooperation with Peru on the non-governmental level, involving, among others, churches, various German private organisations and welfare institutions. Municipal partnerships are supported, projects are funded under the ASA programme and placements are promoted through the Senior Expert Service and the weltwärts (worldwards) volunteer service in Peru.

In the field of culture, the priorities are teaching German as a foreign language (three German schools abroad, as well as ten schools of the Schools: Partners for the Future initiative, or PASCH, with a total of some 18,500 pupils learning German) and academic exchange (nearly 2000 Peruvian students in Germany).

There is a Goethe-Institut in Lima, and there are German-Peruvian cultural institutes in Arequipa and Cusco.