Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chile
Chile: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.8% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chile peaked at 8.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1962.
That places Chile 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -42.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +259.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +198.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -39.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -66.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +734.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +38.7% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +192.0% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | +75.8% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -67.3% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | +161.9% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +82.0% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -54.2% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -30.8% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +44.3% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +50.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -53.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +143.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -43.6% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -76.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +52.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -60.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -59.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +377.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -57.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -46.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +164.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +110.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -69.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 67% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +734.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chile?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chile was 0.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1962.
- How does Chile rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Chile ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.