Chile's trade surplus widened to $2.05 billion in September 2026 from $1.76 billion a year earlier, the largest surplus since June. Exports rose 14.1% to $10.58 billion, driven by higher mining shipments (12.2%), particularly copper (14%) and lithium carbonate (127.3%), as well as industrial goods (19.1%), notably food products (18.8%), basic metals (42.7%) and metal products, machinery and equipment (32.6%). Sales of agricultural, forestry and fishing products also increased 8.9%. Meanwhile, imports advanced 13.5% to $8.54 billion, supported by higher purchases of consumer goods (13.1%), mainly cellphones (35.4%), and intermediate goods (25.8%), particularly energy products such as diesel (182.1% vs. 63.2% in August) and oil (2.1% vs. 120.5%). In contrast, purchases of capital goods declined 9.4%. source: Banco Central de Chile

Chile recorded a trade surplus of 2047 USD Million in September of 2026. Balance of Trade in Chile averaged 659.00 USD Million from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4398.00 USD Million in December of 2025 and a record low of -1336.59 USD Million in October of 2008. This page provides the latest reported value for - Chile Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Chile Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Chile recorded a trade surplus of 2047 USD Million in September of 2026. Balance of Trade in Chile is expected to be 4250.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Chile Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 3710.00 USD Million in 2027 and 4300.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-07 11:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Aug $1690M $1990M $2110.0M
2026-10-07 11:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Sep $2047M $1690M $ 1250M
2026-11-09 11:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Oct $2047M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 2047.00 1690.00 USD Million Sep 2026
Capital Flows -3421.78 326.91 USD Million Jun 2026
Current Account -441.00 1883.00 USD Million Jun 2026
Exports 10584.00 9499.00 USD Million Sep 2026
Imports 8537.00 7811.00 USD Million Sep 2026


Chile Balance of Trade
Chile has been recording trade surpluses since 1999, mostly due to a rise in shipments of copper (45 of total exports). The most important non mineral exports are manufacturing (36 percent), chemicals (9 percent) and agriculture/livestock, forestry and fishing (7 percent). Main Imports include: consumer goods (30 percent of total imports), energy products (21 percent), capital goods (21 percent) and chemicals and metal products (11 percent). Chile's main trade partners are: China (40 percent of total exports and 24 percent of imports), the United States (14 percent of total exports and 21 percent of imports), Brazil (5 percent of total exports and 10 percent of imports) Others include: South Korea, Japan, Germany, Argentina.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2047.00 1690.00 4398.00 -1336.59 1991 - 2026 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Chile Trade Surplus Widens in September
Chile's trade surplus widened to $2.05 billion in September 2026 from $1.76 billion a year earlier, the largest surplus since June. Exports rose 14.1% to $10.58 billion, driven by higher mining shipments (12.2%), particularly copper (14%) and lithium carbonate (127.3%), as well as industrial goods (19.1%), notably food products (18.8%), basic metals (42.7%) and metal products, machinery and equipment (32.6%). Sales of agricultural, forestry and fishing products also increased 8.9%. Meanwhile, imports advanced 13.5% to $8.54 billion, supported by higher purchases of consumer goods (13.1%), mainly cellphones (35.4%), and intermediate goods (25.8%), particularly energy products such as diesel (182.1% vs. 63.2% in August) and oil (2.1% vs. 120.5%). In contrast, purchases of capital goods declined 9.4%.
2026-10-07
Chile Trade Surplus Widens in August
Chile’s trade surplus widened to $1.69 billion in August 2026 from $1.55 billion a year earlier, although it was the lowest surplus since August 2025. Exports rose 11.8% to $9.5 billion, driven by higher mining shipments (9.5%), particularly gold (192.2%) and lithium (207.5%), as well as industrial goods (15%), notably basic metals (28.2%) and metal products, machinery, and equipment (32.8%). Meanwhile, imports surged 12.5% to $7.8 billion, supported by higher purchases of consumer goods (16.5%), mainly vehicles (70.7%), and intermediate goods (20.5%), particularly energy products such as oil (120.5% vs. -7.1% in July) and diesel (63.2% vs. -18.3%). In contrast, purchases of capital goods declined 6.3%.
2026-09-07
Chile Trade Surplus Widens Below Expectations
Chile's trade surplus widened to $1.99 billion in July 2026 from $297 million a year earlier, but fell short of forecasts for a $2.38 billion surplus. Exports rose 20.1% to $10.25 billion, driven by a 29.1% increase in mining shipments, including a 22.7% rise in copper exports. Silver exports surged 166.4%, while gold and lithium carbonate shipments jumped 73.3% and 134.5%, respectively. Exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishing products increased 15.6%, while industrial exports rose 6%. Meanwhile, imports edged up 0.2% to $8.26 billion, with consumer goods purchases rising 6.3% and intermediate goods increasing 0.2%, while capital goods imports fell 6.1%. Among consumer goods, imports of motor vehicles, cellphones, meat, and computers rose 49.7%, 32.6%, 34.4%, and 24.3%, respectively.
2026-08-07