Chile’s trade surplus widened to $2.4 billion in May 2026 from $1.70 billion a year ealier. Exports grew 9.3% year-on-year to $9.5 billion, driven by higher sales of mining (14.7%), and industrial products (4.4%). The rise in mining exports was due to an increase of shipments of copper (8.7%), silver (204.2%), gold (38.1%), and lithium carbonate (163.7%). Industrial shipments rose on higher exports of chemical products (30.9%), basic metallic industry (47.8%), and metallic products, machinery and equipments (11.7%). In contrast, agricultural, forestry and fishing sales fell by 18.1%. Meanwhile, imports declined by 9%, down on lower purchases of consumer goods (-7.6%), intermediate goods (-9.2%), and capital goods (-7.3%). source: Banco Central de Chile

Chile recorded a trade surplus of 2440 USD Million in May of 2026. Balance of Trade in Chile averaged 643.92 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 June of 2026.

Chile recorded a trade surplus of 2440 USD Million in May of 2026. Balance of Trade in Chile is expected to be 1776.00 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 2100.00 USD Million in 2027 and 2200.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-07 12:30 PM
Balance of Trade
Apr $1912M $3061M $3330.0M
2026-06-08 12:30 PM
Balance of Trade
May $2440M $1910M $1420.0M
2026-07-07 12:30 PM
Balance of Trade
Jun $2440M $ 1776M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 2440.00 1910.00 USD Million May 2026
Capital Flows 182.50 3397.39 USD Million Mar 2026
Current Account 1883.00 1269.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Exports 9718.00 10291.00 USD Million Apr 2026
Imports 8355.00 7720.00 USD Million Apr 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
2440.00 1910.00 4398.00 -1336.59 1991 - 2026 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Chile Trade Surplus Widens in May
Chile’s trade surplus widened to $2.4 billion in May 2026 from $1.70 billion a year ealier. Exports grew 9.3% year-on-year to $9.5 billion, driven by higher sales of mining (14.7%), and industrial products (4.4%). The rise in mining exports was due to an increase of shipments of copper (8.7%), silver (204.2%), gold (38.1%), and lithium carbonate (163.7%). Industrial shipments rose on higher exports of chemical products (30.9%), basic metallic industry (47.8%), and metallic products, machinery and equipments (11.7%). In contrast, agricultural, forestry and fishing sales fell by 18.1%. Meanwhile, imports declined by 9%, down on lower purchases of consumer goods (-7.6%), intermediate goods (-9.2%), and capital goods (-7.3%).
2026-06-08
Chile Trade Surplus Narrows in April
Chile’s trade surplus narrowed to $1.9 billion in April 2026 from $2.1 billion a year earlier, as exports declined while imports continued to rise. Imports increased 11.8% year-on-year to $7.8 billion, driven mainly by a 12.5% rise in intermediate goods purchases. Imports of consumer goods rose 10.1%, while capital goods purchases increased 9.0%. Meanwhile, exports fell 5.6% to $9.7 billion, pressured by a 6.5% decline in mining shipments amid a 10% drop in copper exports. Industrial goods exports also decreased 5.4%, while agricultural, forestry, and fishing exports rose 2.7%.
2026-05-07
Chile Trade Surplus Widens in March 2026
Chile's trade surplus rose to $3.1 billion in March 2026 from $1.9 billion a year earlier. Exports rose 18% year-over-year to $10.3 billion, mainly driven by mining products at 24.8%, with copper shipments surging 14.1%. Other key contributors included lithium carbonate at 219.2% and gold at 139.1%. Industrial product sales rose 10.5%, while agricultural, forestry and fishing shipments fell 0.9%. Imports increased 5.8% to $7.2 billion, with intermediate goods purchases up 7.6%. Capital goods imports rose 6.2%, while consumer goods imports advanced 0.4%.
2026-04-07