How does Chile rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Chile ranks 138th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Chile

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Chile
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Chile: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

138th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1973

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Chile, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Chile peaked at 0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.

Chile ranks 138th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Chile, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1484 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1437 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1962	0.1179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1963	0.1163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1964	0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1965	0.1161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1966	0.1229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1967	0.1146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1968	0.1169 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1969	0.1216 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1970	0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1971	0.1008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1972	0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1973	0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1974	0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+73.1%
1975	0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.7%
1976	0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1977	0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1978	0.2081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1979	0.2161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1980	0.1959 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1981	0.2041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1982	0.2024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1983	0.1495 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.1%
1984	0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
1985	0.1713 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1986	0.179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1987	0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1988	0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1989	0.2403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
1990	0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1991	0.2137 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1992	0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1993	0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1994	0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1995	0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1996	0.2443 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1997	0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1998	0.2425 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1999	0.2115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2000	0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2001	0.2435 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2002	0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2003	0.2526 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2004	0.2503 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2005	0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2006	0.2496 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2007	0.2734 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2008	0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.6%
2009	0.2492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.6%
2010	0.2728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2011	0.2971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2012	0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2013	0.2861 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2014	0.2807 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2015	0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2016	0.2381 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2017	0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2018	0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2019	0.251 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2020	0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2021	0.2928 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.7%
2022	0.3477 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.7%
2023	0.2539 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.0%
2024	0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2025	0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%

Chile compared with similar countries

Chile's 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3367 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 77% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
Chile's 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2985 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1974	+73.1%	0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1484 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1484 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1495 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2443 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2615 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2671 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2738 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3477 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Chile

135 Kuwait 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
136 Italy 0.2621 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
137 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2595 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
139 Cayman Islands 0.2556 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
140 Sierra Leone 0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
141 Ecuador 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Chile?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Chile was 0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
How does Chile rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Chile ranks 138th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.