Chile Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

1,449

Units In

USD Million

930

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 09, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
3,380 Jan 2025	-1,384.72 Oct 2008	595.21 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’s trade surplus widened to $1.45 billion in October 2025 from $1.16 billion a year earlier. Exports rose 13.6% to $9.43 billion, amid a 53.6% surge in agricultural, forestry, and fishing shipments and a 13.6% increase in mining exports, with copper up 19.2%. Industrial goods exports edged up 0.1%. Imports grew 11.8% to $8.58 billion, led by a 30.4% jump in capital goods purchases, while intermediate goods imports rose 6.3% and consumer goods imports 5.3%. Month-on-month, the trade surplus expanded 55.4%.