Chile Balance of Trade

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

910

Units In

USD Million

-60

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 07, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 12 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
3,380 Jan 2025	-1,384.72 Oct 2008	592.35 USD Million	1991-2025	Banco Central de Chile

Chile has been recording trade surpluses since 1999, mostly due to a rise in shipments of copper. The most important non mineral exports are processed food, namely salmon; fresh fruit; chemicals; cellulose & paper; forestry & wood products; metals, machinery & equipment; and wine. In 2019, the biggest trade surpluses were recorded with China and Japan while the largest trade deficits with the US, Argentina and Brazil.

Latest Updates

Chile ran a trade surplus of $0.91 billion in August 2025, smaller than $1.20 billion in the same month of the previous year. Exports fell 1.7% year-on-year to a near one-year low of $7.857 billion, amid reduced shipments of mining products (-1.9%), especially copper (-2.2%) and manufactured products (-4.2%). This was partially offset by a robust 19.1% increase in agricultural, forestry, and fishing exports, fueled by higher shipments of fruits (+24.3%) and forestry products (+15.2%). Meanwhile, imports increased by 2.3% to $6.951 billion, supported by a surge in capital goods (+27.3%) and modest gains in consumer goods (+1%), while intermediate goods fell 7.3%.