Trade in Chile
Chile: Trade was 65.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chile recorded 65.0% for trade in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Chile peaked at 80.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1972.
Chile ranks 126th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.6% | 23.6% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.2% | 22.3% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 39.5% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 52.8% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 58.7% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 56.0% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 58.2% | 75.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 123 Philippines 66.8% compare
- 124 South Sudan 65.6% compare
- 125 Burkina Faso 65.0% compare
- 127 French Polynesia 64.5% compare
- 128 Canada 63.5% compare
- 129 Zambia 62.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Chile
- DEC alternative conversion factor 951.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 196.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 207.05 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 32.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 34.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -18.40 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -19.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 16.19 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 16,960 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 321.58 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Chile?
- Trade in Chile was 65.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1972.
- How does Chile rank for trade?
- Chile ranks 126th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.