Argentina vs Chile: External balance on goods and services

Argentina

6.33 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Chile

14.08 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Argentina rank

8th

Chile rank

5th

External balance on goods and services over time

Argentina
Chile

How they compare

Chile currently reports 14.08 trillion current LCU against 6.33 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 7.76 trillion current LCU.

That makes Chile's figure about 2.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 8th and Chile ranks 5th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: External balance on goods and services (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 9,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.