Chile’s trade surplus widened to $3.8 billion in January 2026 from $2.7 billion a year earlier. Exports rose 8.5% year-on-year to $10.7 billion, supported by a 12.1% increase in mining shipments, driven by a 7.9% rise in copper exports. Industrial goods exports climbed 13.9%, while shipments from the agricultural, forestry and fishing sector fell 8.3%. Imports declined 3.8% year-on-year to $6.9 billion, as purchases of consumer goods fell 3.6% and intermediate goods dropped 9.7%. In contrast, imports of capital goods rose 11.4%. On a month-over-month basis, the trade surplus increased 6%. source: Banco Central de Chile

Chile recorded a trade surplus of 3810 USD Million in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Chile averaged 618.46 USD Million from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3810.00 USD Million in January of 2026 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 February of 2026.

Chile recorded a trade surplus of 3810 USD Million in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Chile is expected to be 2120.00 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 1500.00 USD Million in 2027 and 1900.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-07 11:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Dec $3590M $1900M $2458M $ 1760M
2026-02-09 11:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan $3810M $3590M $1700.0M
2026-03-09 11:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Feb $3810M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 3810.00 3590.00 USD Million Jan 2026
Capital Flows -5438.00 -3414.00 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account -4599.00 -2084.00 USD Million Sep 2025
Exports 11286.00 8504.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 7691.00 6606.00 USD Million Dec 2025


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
3810.00 3590.00 3810.00 -1336.59 1991 - 2026 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Chile Trade Surplus Widens in January
Chile’s trade surplus widened to $3.8 billion in January 2026 from $2.7 billion a year earlier. Exports rose 8.5% year-on-year to $10.7 billion, supported by a 12.1% increase in mining shipments, driven by a 7.9% rise in copper exports. Industrial goods exports climbed 13.9%, while shipments from the agricultural, forestry and fishing sector fell 8.3%. Imports declined 3.8% year-on-year to $6.9 billion, as purchases of consumer goods fell 3.6% and intermediate goods dropped 9.7%. In contrast, imports of capital goods rose 11.4%. On a month-over-month basis, the trade surplus increased 6%.
2026-02-09
Chile Trade Surplus Widens Sharply in December
Chile’s trade surplus widened to $3.6 billion in December 2025 from $2.3 billion a year earlier, as exports outpaced imports. Overseas shipments jumped 18.7% year-on-year to $11.3 billion, driven by a 34.2% surge in mining exports, including a 26.4% increase in copper sales. Exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishing products also rose 11%. In contrast, industrial exports declined 4.4%. Imports increased 6.6% to $7.7 billion, led by a 9.5% rise in consumer goods purchases, while imports of intermediate goods grew 4.1% and capital goods advanced 7.7%. For full-year 2025, Chile’s trade surplus narrowed slightly to $20.8 billion from $21.0 billion in 2024.
2026-01-07
Chile Trade Surplus Widens in November
Chile’s trade surplus widened to $1.90 billion in November 2025, up from $1.30 billion a year earlier. Exports rose 8.2% to $8.50 billion, supported by a 12.6% increase in mining shipments, including a 4.6% rise in copper sales. Exports from the agricultural, forestry, and fishing sector surged 60%, while industrial goods fell 4.9%. Imports edged up 0.6% to $6.61 billion, led by a 22% jump in capital goods, whereas intermediate goods dropped 6.6% and consumer goods declined 3.7%. For the January–November period, Chile’s trade surplus widened to $18.74 billion, compared with $16.34 billion in the same period of 2024.
2025-12-09