Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chile
Chile: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 42.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chile, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chile stood at 42.9%. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chile peaked at 92.8% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2023.
That places Chile 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.8% | — |
| 1961 | 91.7% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 90.7% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 90.2% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 92.8% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 90.7% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 89.4% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 88.3% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 84.3% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 87.5% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 76.8% | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 72.1% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 69.1% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 70.6% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.9% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 74.4% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 77.7% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 84.2% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 80.2% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 79.7% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 78.9% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 83.7% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 77.4% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 74.9% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 72.3% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 42.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 53% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 42.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.0% | 89.4% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 68.4% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 71.9% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 70.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 53.6% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 47.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 42.9% | 45.2% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chile?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chile was 42.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Chile ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.