In 1851, Austria–Hungary recognized the independence of Peru, and both countries subsequently established relations.

[2] By 1859, ethnic Germans from Austria and Germany established and founded the colony of Pozuzo.

[2][3] As a result of World War I, Peru severed relations with both Germany and Austria–Hungary, reestablishing them with the First Austrian Republic after the war.

[4] After the incorporation of Austria into the German Reich in 1938, Peru ceased to have relations with Austria, instead continuing its relations with Germany until 1942.

[6] In 1947, Peru recognized the Republic of Austria,[2][7] and in 1949, bilateral relations were resumed.