Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Chile
Chile: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 13.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Chile, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Chile is 13.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Chile peaked at 26.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1966.
That places Chile 21st out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.6% | — |
| 1961 | 7.7% | +17.0% |
| 1962 | 8.9% | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 8.9% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 6.1% | -21.8% |
| 1967 | 8.7% | +42.5% |
| 1968 | 9.0% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 10.4% | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 14.8% | +31.2% |
| 1972 | 13.2% | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 12.1% | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 16.4% | +35.3% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +39.7% |
| 1976 | 26.4% | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 24.0% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -37.4% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | +22.3% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | -26.3% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 7.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 13.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 93% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 6.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 11.2% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 11.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 12.0% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.4% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.3% | 13.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 18 Colombia 19.5% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 18.5% compare
- 20 Trinidad and Tobago 15.5% compare
- 22 Brazil 12.5% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 12.0% compare
- 24 Suriname 11.7% compare
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 low- and middle-income economies in latin in Chile?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Chile was 13.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1966.
- How does Chile rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.