Chile
South & Central America and the Caribbean
Trade in Chile
| Chile was the world’s 40th largest exporter of goods and 66th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $111363 and $11743 million USD respectively. Chile’s top export category was fuels and mining products, followed by agricultural products, and manufactures. In 2023, Chile’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to China, United States and Japan, with trade representing 63.96 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Chile is the world’s 45 largest importer of goods and 52 largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $87357 and $20455 million USD respectively in 2025. Chile’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were China, United States and Brazil. Chile is part of 32 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with Australia – Chile, Canada – Chile and Chile – China. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Chile |
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Capital |
Santiago |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1995 |
Legal System |
civil law system influenced by several West European civil legal systems; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Tribunal |
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Spanish |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
3 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Chilean peso |
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GTFP Confirming Banks Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited. |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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National Tariff Finder |
https://www.aduana.cl/arancel-aduanero-vigente/aduana/2016-12-30/090118.html |
Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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