Merchandise trade in Chile
Chile: Merchandise trade was 55.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Chile stood at 55.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Chile peaked at 70.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1973.
That places Chile 95th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.4% | — |
| 1961 | 24.6% | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 21.0% | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 21.7% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 23.6% | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 23.3% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 24.9% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 19.1% | -23.3% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 14.6% | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | +90.8% |
| 1975 | 39.4% | +41.1% |
| 1976 | 37.5% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 33.1% | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 35.9% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 39.1% | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 35.5% | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 31.3% | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 39.0% | +24.7% |
| 1983 | 33.5% | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 38.3% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 39.7% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 42.6% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 50.9% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 48.8% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 43.4% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 45.6% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 20.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 14.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 31.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 40.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 48.1% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 48.2% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 52.4% | 67.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- 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$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,666 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Chile?
- Merchandise trade in Chile was 55.9% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for merchandise trade?
- Chile ranks 95th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.