Manufactures imports in Chile
Chile: Manufactures imports was 70.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Chile, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Chile is 70.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Chile peaked at 80.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2006.
Chile ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 66.1% | — |
| 1963 | 63.2% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 66.4% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 65.8% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 68.3% | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 72.1% | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 64.8% | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 57.1% | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 59.1% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 45.9% | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 56.3% | +22.8% |
| 1976 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 60.4% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 58.9% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 55.2% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 59.6% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 67.5% | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 62.3% | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 54.1% | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 60.9% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 64.9% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 74.7% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 75.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 79.2% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 79.5% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 80.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 71.4% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -35.6% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | +43.1% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 70.1% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.7% | 63.2% | 68.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 58.5% | 45.9% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 54.1% | 76.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 74.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 43.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 65.1% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 64.5% | 72.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (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 imports in Chile?
- Manufactures imports in Chile was 70.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for manufactures imports?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.