25868 in the government of Alberto Fujimori as part of the economic reforms for the private sector.

Initially the institution was attached to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations (MITINCI), but in 2005 it became an autonomous entity and was assigned to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

[3] In terms of competition law, which monitors the economic activities of companies in the country,[4] Indecopi voluntarily participates as a national authority in the International Competition Network (ICN).

In October 2021, the entity received the Competition Defense Award of that year awarded by the ICN, for the preparation of the "Report on the medicinal oxygen market", during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, where carried out an analysis of the acquisition of this element in the country for the Peruvian health system, both public and private.

[5] It also takes care of bureaucratic barriers; In general, the agency determines the requirements that prevent the correct attention of the public administration of the State.