Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Chile
Chile: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 21.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Chile, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Chile recorded 21.9% for food exports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Chile peaked at 28.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1973.
That places Chile 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.6% | — |
| 1963 | 6.3% | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 7.1% | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | -26.2% |
| 1966 | 6.1% | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | -27.8% |
| 1968 | 5.3% | +21.7% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | -15.6% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 8.7% | +90.5% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -28.8% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | -38.5% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | +129.6% |
| 1976 | 10.0% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | +40.0% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 13.0% | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 14.9% | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 19.8% | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 19.3% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 24.2% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 27.1% | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 26.6% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -7.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 21.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Chile's 21.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +129.6% | 4.5% | 10.3% |
| 1971 | +90.5% | 4.5% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 3.8% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 14.9% | 27.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 23.1% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 15.1% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 16.5% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.2% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 21.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Chile?
- Food exports in Chile was 21.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for food exports?
- Chile ranks 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.