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Chile and China

In January–July 2026, Chile sold US$ 27,251 million of goods to China — 34% of all it exported, 21% more than in the same months of 2025 — and bought US$ 13,366 million from it, 26% of its imports. What it sells most there is «Copper ores and concentrates» (60%). 332 Chileans are registered to vote there.

Aduanas · Censo 2024 · Casen 2024 · SERVEL · How it is measured

US$ 27,251 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +21% vs January–July 2025
US$ 13,366 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +2.1% vs January–July 2025
US$ 13,885 M
exports less imports
34%
of everything Chile exported · 26% of imports
332
Chileans registered to vote there · SERVEL 2025

China among the other countries

Aduanas · SERVEL

China's line stands out among those of every country the same register names. Point at another country to compare; click to open its page.

Chile sells160 countries
  1. ChinaUS$ 27,251 M34%
  2. United StatesUS$ 13,527 M17%
  3. JapanUS$ 6,938 M8.8%
  4. South KoreaUS$ 4,136 M5.2%
  5. IndiaUS$ 3,778 M4.8%
  6. BrazilUS$ 3,140 M4.0%
  7. SwitzerlandUS$ 1,652 M2.1%
  8. SpainUS$ 1,458 M1.8%
  9. PeruUS$ 1,437 M1.8%
  10. GermanyUS$ 1,246 M1.6%

and 150 more on the map

FOB exports, January–July 2026. Each line joins Chile and a country; its width and the country's shade say how much was sold to it. A relationship, not a route.

Chile buys155 countries
  1. ChinaUS$ 13,366 M26%
  2. United StatesUS$ 10,204 M20%
  3. BrazilUS$ 4,690 M9.1%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 4,460 M8.6%
  5. GermanyUS$ 1,718 M3.3%
  6. PeruUS$ 1,343 M2.6%
  7. SpainUS$ 1,120 M2.2%
  8. JapanUS$ 1,057 M2.0%
  9. ItalyUS$ 974 M1.9%
  10. MexicoUS$ 898 M1.7%

and 145 more on the map

CIF imports, January–July 2026, by the goods' country of origin. The lines arrive in Chile; they are not routes.

Chileans there149 countries
  1. United States26,16516%
  2. Spain21,08113%
  3. Argentina19,00312%
  4. Canada13,4868.4%
  5. Australia11,6457.2%
  6. Germany9,6846.0%
  7. France5,5333.4%
  8. Sweden5,2453.3%
  9. United Kingdom4,0862.5%
  10. Brazil3,9582.5%
  11. 34. China3320.2%

and 139 more on the map

Chileans on SERVEL's roll abroad for November 2025. A floor for the Chileans living abroad: whoever did not register is not here.

Trade, month by month

January 2025–August 2026
02,0004,0006,000US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
02,0004,0006,000US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

Chile's exports to China and imports from it, per Aduanas. «s/d» is a month the database does not carry, not a month without trade.

What is sold and bought

January–July 2026

What Chile sells to China

Mineral products 64%Chemicals 14%Base metals 8.9%Veget… 5.4%Pulp and paper 4.8%Ores, slag and ash64%Inorganicchemicals;organic and…13%Copper andarticles thereof8.8%Fruit andnuts,edible;…5.2%Pulp of wood orother fibrouscellulosic…4.8%Fishand…Meat…Foodindu…resi…
Mineral products 64%Chemicals 14%Base… 8.9%Vegeta… 5.4%Pulp a… 4.8%Ores, slag and ash64%Inorganicchemicals;organic and…13%Copperandarticles…8.8%Fruit andnuts,…Pulp of woodor other…Fishand…Foo…
Mineral productsChemicalsBase metalsVegetable productsPulp and paperAnimals and animal productsFood, beverages and tobaccoWood and corkTransport equipmentSpecial treatmentsFats and oilsPearls, stones and precious metalsTextilesMachinery and electricalHides and leatherReserved for national useMiscellaneous manufacturesPlastics and rubberPrecision instrumentsStone, ceramics and glassFootwear and headgearArt and antiqueshover a tile for its count
  1. Copper ores and concentratesUS$ 16,420 million60%
  2. Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate con…US$ 2,130 million7.8%
  3. Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwroughtUS$ 1,509 million5.5%
  4. Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, freshUS$ 1,293 million4.7%
  5. Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving gradesUS$ 1,147 million4.2%
  6. Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)US$ 888 million3.3%
  7. Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refiningUS$ 797 million2.9%
  8. Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyritesUS$ 661 million2.4%
  9. Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodineUS$ 427 million1.6%
  10. Molybdenum ores and concentratesUS$ 248 million0.9%
  11. Flours, meal and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, mol…US$ 183 million0.7%
  12. Chemical wood pulp, dissolving gradesUS$ 162 million0.6%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 1,385 million5.1%

What Chile buys from China

Machinery and electrical 37%Transport equipment 13%Base metals 11%Textiles 9.7%Chemicals 8.6%Plastics and… 6.3%Miscell… 4.9%Footw… 2.2%Preci… 1.8%Sto… 1.5%Electrical machinery andequipment and parts thereof;sound recorders…24%Machinery andmechanicalappliances,…13%Vehicles; other than railwayor tramway rolling stock,and parts and…12%Iron orsteelarticles4.3%Iron andsteel3.9%Alumin…and…Tools,…Meta…misc…Apparelandclothing…4.2%Apparel andclothingaccessories;…Textile…made uparticle…Wad…Organicchemicals4.0%Ferti…1.0%Inorg…chemi…organ…Soap,organic…Chemicalproduct…Tann…Plastics andarticlesthereof4.6%Rubber and articles…Furniture;bedding,mattresses,…Toys,gamesand…Mis…man…art…Footwear;gaitersand the…Optical,photographi…Cer…pro…Glas…Mea…Paperand…Articles…Woodand…
Machinery and electrical 37%Transp… 13%Base metals 11%Textiles 9.7%Chemica… 8.6%Plastic… 6.3%Miscell… 4.9%Electricalmachinery andequipment and…24%Machineryandmechanical…13%Vehicles;other thanrailway o…12%Ironorsteel…4.3%Ironandsteel3.9%Alu…and…Too…Apparelandclothi…Apparelandclothi…3.3%Tex…mad…Organ…chemi…4.0%Plasticsandarticles…Furnit…beddin…Toy…gam…Footwe…gaitersand th…Optic…photo…Pap…
Machinery and electricalTransport equipmentBase metalsTextilesChemicalsPlastics and rubberMiscellaneous manufacturesFootwear and headgearPrecision instrumentsStone, ceramics and glassFood, beverages and tobaccoPulp and paperHides and leatherWood and corkVegetable productsFats and oilsAnimals and animal productsMineral productsPearls, stones and precious metalsSpecial treatmentsArms and ammunitionReserved for national useArt and antiqueshover a tile for its count
  1. Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of…US$ 953 million7.1%
  2. Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireles…US$ 818 million6.1%
  3. Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangula…US$ 665 million5.0%
  4. Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)US$ 586 million4.4%
  5. Automatic data processing machines and units thereof, magnetic or optical reade…US$ 445 million3.3%
  6. Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides…US$ 326 million2.4%
  7. Vehicles; for the transport of goodsUS$ 324 million2.4%
  8. Iron or steel; articles, n.e.c. in chapter 73US$ 185 million1.4%
  9. Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles; knitted or croc…US$ 184 million1.4%
  10. Electric generating sets and rotary convertersUS$ 183 million1.4%
  11. Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plate…US$ 181 million1.4%
  12. Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of all…US$ 168 million1.3%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 8,346 million62%

Each rectangle is a chapter of the Arancel; its area, what was traded with this country. An import is counted by the country where it was made, not where it was bought.

Which region sells to it

exports · January–July 2026
  1. AntofagastaUS$ 13,689 million50%
  2. ValparaísoUS$ 2,736 million10%
  3. AtacamaUS$ 2,376 million8.7%
  4. TarapacáUS$ 2,366 million8.7%
  5. CoquimboUS$ 1,823 million6.7%
  6. O'HigginsUS$ 925 million3.4%
  7. MetropolitanaUS$ 828 million3.0%
  8. BiobíoUS$ 765 million2.8%
  9. MauleUS$ 433 million1.6%
  10. ÑubleUS$ 348 million1.3%
  11. Los LagosUS$ 295 million1.1%
  12. MagallanesUS$ 217 million0.8%
  13. Los RíosUS$ 173 million0.6%
  14. AraucaníaUS$ 117 million0.4%
  15. No region declaredUS$ 61.5 million0.2%
  16. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 61.2 million0.2%
  17. AysénUS$ 21.7 million0.1%
  18. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 15.2 million0.1%

The region the export declaration names as the origin. An import declares no Chilean region, so what is bought from it is not split by region.

Where it passes

January–July 2026
Port or crossingComunaLoaded (exports)%Unloaded (imports)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 2,029 million7.4%US$ 7,566 million57%
Puerto AngamosMejillonesUS$ 4,713 million17%US$ 595 million4.5%
Caleta ColosoAntofagastaUS$ 4,360 million16%——
VentanasPuchuncavíUS$ 2,207 million8.1%——
PatacheIquiqueUS$ 1,898 million7.0%——
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 1,662 million12%
Los VilosLos VilosUS$ 1,517 million5.6%——
CalderaCalderaUS$ 1,468 million5.4%——
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 1,429 million11%
Terminal Graneles del NorteMejillonesUS$ 1,210 million4.4%——
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 643 million4.8%
LirquénPenco——US$ 452 million3.4%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 333 million2.5%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 176 million1.3%
Other portsUS$ 7,849 million29%US$ 510 million3.8%

Who processes it

Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 13,609 million50%US$ 1,283 million9.6%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 1,994 million7.3%US$ 7,561 million57%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 3,057 million11%US$ 1,792 million13%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 2,242 million8.2%US$ 334 million2.5%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 1,658 million6.1%US$ 860 million6.4%
ChañaralAtacamaUS$ 2,106 million7.7%US$ 3 thousand<0.1%
CoquimboCoquimboUS$ 2,088 million7.7%US$ 19 thousand<0.1%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 200 million0.7%US$ 1,433 million11%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 191 million0.7%US$ 6.8 million0.1%
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 23.2 million0.1%US$ 65.6 million0.5%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 63.1 million0.2%US$ 8.0 million0.1%
Los AndesValparaíso——US$ 21.2 million0.2%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 12.2 million<0.1%US$ 774 thousand<0.1%
Puerto AysenAysénUS$ 6.8 million<0.1%——
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 150 thousand<0.1%
TocopillaAntofagasta——US$ 34 thousand<0.1%

Exports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 27,036 million99%
  2. AirUS$ 149 million0.5%
  3. No transport code (0)US$ 51.7 million0.2%
  4. RoadUS$ 13.6 million<0.1%
  5. Courier (air)US$ 697 thousand<0.1%
  6. OtherUS$ 16 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 11,852 million89%
  2. AirUS$ 1,245 million9.3%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 190 million1.4%
  4. RoadUS$ 77.6 million0.6%
  5. OtherUS$ 251 thousand<0.1%
  6. RailUS$ 44 thousand<0.1%
  7. PostUS$ 5 thousand<0.1%
  8. No transport code (2)US$ 2 thousand<0.1%

The port is where the cargo passes; the office is the one that processed the declaration, and it may be another.

People born in China living in Chile

Censo 2024

The 2024 census publishes only six countries of birth on their own. People born in China are counted within «Asia»: 20,047 people across Chile, without saying how many are from China. Every place of birth →

Chileans in China

SERVEL 2025
332
registered to vote
0.2%
of the roll abroad
34º
of 149 countries

Voters on the definitive roll of Chileans abroad for the November 2025 elections. It is a floor for how many Chileans live in China: whoever did not register appears in no table. The 2025 elections →

Other partners in Asia

January–July 2026
  1. JapanUS$ 7,995 million38%
  2. South KoreaUS$ 4,967 million24%
  3. IndiaUS$ 4,584 million22%
  4. VietnamUS$ 1,091 million5.2%
  5. ThailandUS$ 607 million2.9%
  6. TaiwanUS$ 530 million2.5%
  7. IndonesiaUS$ 384 million1.8%
  8. MalaysiaUS$ 287 million1.4%
  9. BangladeshUS$ 161 million0.8%
  10. IsraelUS$ 148 million0.7%
  11. United Arab EmiratesUS$ 118 million0.6%
  12. SingaporeUS$ 113 million0.5%

Exports plus imports with Chile. Every country →

How it is measured

What is not here
Censo 2024: INE does not name it; Casen 2024: fewer than 300 people born there were surveyed.
Trade
Every export and import declaration Aduanas processed, added up. Exports are valued FOB and imports CIF. The figures at the top add up January–July 2026, against the same months a year before; a country has a trade profile if it moved at least US$ 1.0 million with Chile over every month the databases cover.
Born there
The 2024 census and the Casen 2024 ask the same thing: in which comuna or country the mother lived when the person was born. The census counts everyone; the Casen is a survey expanded to projections based on the 2017 census, so its totals differ. The two are shown side by side and never multiplied together.
Which country has a Casen profile
One with at least 300 people born there surveyed: with fewer, a rate moves by whole points from one household to the next. The Ministry publishes the same profile for seven countries, and every figure it publishes is rebuilt here and has to match.
Chileans there
SERVEL's roll counts the Chileans registered to vote abroad, by country. It leaves out those who did not register and their underage children: it is a floor, not the number of Chileans living there.

Sources: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024, INE (cuadro D4) · Encuesta Casen 2024, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia · Padrón electoral definitivo de chilenos en el extranjero, SERVEL (noviembre 2025) · How each figure is checked →