We asked our Linkedin followers: mining is key to the economy of Peru, what is the most important effect of the development of this sector? and the response options were: foreign investment, growth of the country’s GDP or other factors.
The answer chosen by the participants with 71% of the votes was the option of growth of the country’s GDP. Considering the results, we consulted more sources to mention some data about the mining sector and its relationship with the GDP growth of Peru.
It is known that the mining sector generates more than 63,217 direct jobs and 122,769 indirect jobs, in addition to motivating large companies to make large investments in research and innovation.
According to the note promoting private investment will be key to growth published on the website of the newspaper El Peruano on March 21 of this year, it is realized that mining exports broke a record last year with 39,637 million dollars, a higher amount. at 51.6% compared to 2020, a factor that contributes to the projection of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) that projects an expansion of the gross domestic product (GDP) of 3.5 to 4% for this year.
