Chile Trade Surplus Widens in October

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.

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.

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%.