Chile Balance of Trade

Last Release

Nov 30, 2024

Actual

1,380

Units In

USD Million

1,450

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 08, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 13 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,968.68 Apr 2007	-1,384.72 Oct 2008	568.84 USD Million	1991-2024	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 posted a trade surplus of $1,380 million in November 2024, up from $1,340 million in the corresponding period of the previous year. Exports rose by 2.6% year-on-year to $7,941 million, on higher shipments of manufactured products (+4.1%), mining products (+1.1%), of which copper (+7.1%); and agriculture, forestry & fishing (+12.3%). Meanwhile, imports advanced by 2.5% to $6,559 million, driven by purchases of consumer goods (+4.7%), intermediate goods (+2.3%) and capital goods (+5.8%).