Manufactures exports in Chile
Chile: Manufactures exports was 11.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Chile, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Chile recorded 11.7% for manufactures exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Chile peaked at 20.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1968.
Chile ranks 137th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.5% | — |
| 1963 | 3.9% | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | -20.2% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 3.8% | +24.5% |
| 1970 | 4.3% | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 5.2% | +21.5% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -31.2% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | +127.7% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +25.9% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +26.4% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +90.9% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -27.8% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 3.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 9.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.1% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 10.7% | 20.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,666 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Chile?
- Manufactures exports in Chile was 11.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1968.
- How does Chile rank for manufactures exports?
- Chile ranks 137th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.