Medium and high-tech exports in Chile
Chile: Medium and high-tech exports was 7.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Chile, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Chile recorded 7.6% for medium and high-tech exports in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Chile peaked at 15.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2022.
That places Chile 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Chile, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8% | — |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -30.7% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 9.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.9% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 3 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Chile?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Chile was 7.6% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Chile ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.