Imports in Chile decreased to 6973 USD Million in May from 7033 USD Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Chile Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Chile's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$84.29 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Chile's main import partners were: China, the United States and Brazil. The top three import commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Electrical, electronic equipment. Total Exports were valued at US$99.09 Billion. In 2024, Chile had a trade surplus of US$14.80 Billion.

United States Imports from Chile was US$17.41 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Chile - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

In 2024, pharmaceutical product imports into Chile amounted to about *********** U.S. dollars, the second largest value for these imports reported in the period analyzed. A year earlier, pharmaceutical imports in the country reached around************* U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, pharma product exports from Chile in 2023 added up to over *********** U.S. dollars.

China Imports from Chile was US$43 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from Chile - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Chile CL: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data was reported at 64.604 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 64.529 % for 2022. Chile CL: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data is updated yearly, averaging 67.860 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2023, with 60 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.751 % in 1998 and a record low of 43.907 % in 2006. Chile CL: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (nonferrous metals).;World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.;Weighted average;Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

In 2023, the volume of coffee imports into Chile amounted to approximately 20.06 thousand metric tons, an increase of about 28 percent compared to the previous year.

That same year, the value of coffee imports into Chile reached over 94 million U.S. dollars.

Chile CL: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual data was reported at 0.017 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.013 % for 2022. Chile CL: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual data is updated yearly, averaging 1.345 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.326 % in 1985 and a record low of 0.007 % in 2019. Chile CL: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Key information about Chile Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• Chile Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 6.5 Months of Import in Feb 2025, compared with the ratio of 5.7 in the previous month
• Chile Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Feb 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 12.4 in Feb 2003 and a record low of 3.5 in Apr 2008

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. The Central Bank of Chile provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD and Imports in USD.


Further information about Chile Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• In the latest reports, Chile Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 40.9 USD bn in Feb 2025
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 4.7 % YoY in Feb 2025
• Chile Domestic Credit reached 273.2 USD bn in Nov 2024, representing an increased of 5.5 % YoY
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 2.4 % in Jan 2025, compared with the ratio of 2.4 % in the previous month
• Household Debt of Chile reached 122.2 USD bn in Jan 2025, accounting for 39.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP

Chile CL: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport data was reported at 35.418 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.455 % for 2022. Chile CL: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport data is updated yearly, averaging 46.645 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.590 % in 1975 and a record low of 30.615 % in 2019. Chile CL: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;

Imports: Chile: Farming data was reported at 321.000 USD mn in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 324.000 USD mn for 2017. Imports: Chile: Farming data is updated yearly, averaging 317.000 USD mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2018, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 324.000 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of 308.000 USD mn in 2015. Imports: Chile: Farming data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Foreign Trade & Tourism. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.JA023: Imports: Chile.

Canada Imports from Chile was US$1.58 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Imports from Chile - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Imports: Chile: Consumer Goods: Wines data was reported at 8.000 USD mn in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.000 USD mn for 2017. Imports: Chile: Consumer Goods: Wines data is updated yearly, averaging 8.000 USD mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2018, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.000 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 8.000 USD mn in 2018. Imports: Chile: Consumer Goods: Wines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Foreign Trade & Tourism. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Peru – Table PE.JA023: Imports: Chile.

European Union Imports from Chile was US$9.62 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from Chile - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2025.

India Imports from Chile was US$2.54 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. India Imports from Chile - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Chile Imports from United States was US$15.97 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Chile Imports from United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on May of 2025.

South Africa Imports from Chile was US$120.46 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from Chile - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

United States Imports from Chile of Copper was US$6.21 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Chile of Copper - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Lithuania Imports from Chile was US$25.76 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Lithuania Imports from Chile - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

United Kingdom Imports from Chile was US$742.57 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Imports from Chile - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.