Summary
- Chile → China
- $37.9billion
- China → Chile
- $20.3billion
- Chile’s balance
- $17.6billion
Balance
Chile’s trade balance with China
Trade between Chile and China grew 77.2-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Chile’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 37.9
- Imports 20.3
- Balance +17.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $301 million | $453 million | -$151 million |
| 1996 | $425 million | $555 million | -$130 million |
| 1997 | $464 million | $723 million | -$259 million |
| 1998 | $505 million | $818 million | -$312 million |
| 1999 | $483 million | $713 million | -$230 million |
| 2000 | $998 million | $994 million | $4 million |
| 2001 | $1.1 billion | $1 billion | $62 million |
| 2002 | $1.3 billion | $1.1 billion | $152 million |
| 2003 | $2 billion | $1.9 billion | $91 million |
| 2004 | $3.6 billion | $2.4 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2005 | $4.9 billion | $3.2 billion | $1.7 billion |
| 2006 | $5.4 billion | $4.4 billion | $1 billion |
| 2007 | $10.4 billion | $6 billion | $4.4 billion |
| 2008 | $9 billion | $8.2 billion | $813 million |
| 2009 | $13 billion | $6.1 billion | $6.9 billion |
| 2010 | $17.3 billion | $10.1 billion | $7.2 billion |
| 2011 | $18.9 billion | $12.9 billion | $6 billion |
| 2012 | $18.4 billion | $14.4 billion | $4 billion |
| 2013 | $19.3 billion | $14.3 billion | $5.1 billion |
| 2014 | $18.7 billion | $13.5 billion | $5.1 billion |
| 2015 | $16.7 billion | $13.6 billion | $3 billion |
| 2016 | $17.6 billion | $12.9 billion | $4.7 billion |
| 2017 | $19.2 billion | $15.2 billion | $4.1 billion |
| 2018 | $25 billion | $16.4 billion | $8.7 billion |
| 2019 | $22.8 billion | $16.3 billion | $6.5 billion |
| 2020 | $28.7 billion | $15.7 billion | $13 billion |
| 2021 | $37 billion | $27.1 billion | $9.9 billion |
| 2022 | $39.7 billion | $26 billion | $13.7 billion |
| 2023 | $38.3 billion | $19.8 billion | $18.5 billion |
| 2024 | $37.9 billion | $20.3 billion | $17.6 billion |
What they sell each other
What Chile sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What China sells to Chile
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between San Antonio and Shanghai is 11,012 nautical miles (20,395 km) long: ≈ 25.5–33 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
China was Chile’s largest trading partner (32% of its trade), and Chile was China’s 25th (1%).
- China in Chile’s trade
- 31.5%
- China’s rank among Chile’s partners
- 1st
- Chile in China’s trade
- 1%
- Chile’s rank among China’s partners
- 25th
Compare with
Other partners of Chile
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.