PuroChile › Chile and the world
Americas

Chile and Colombia

In January–July 2026, Chile sold US$ 752 million of goods to Colombia — 0.9% of all it exported, 11% more than in the same months of 2025 — and bought US$ 673 million from it, 1.3% of its imports. What it sells most there is «Servicios considerados exportación de conformidad al artículo 17 y si…» (27%). The 2024 census counted 197,813 people born in Colombia living in Chile, 12% of everyone born abroad. 1,045 Chileans are registered to vote there.

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

US$ 752 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +11% vs January–July 2025
US$ 673 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +2.1% vs January–July 2025
US$ 78.9 M
exports less imports
0.9%
of everything Chile exported · 1.3% of imports
197,813
born there live in Chile · Censo 2024
74%
of them are employed · aged 15+, Casen
1,045
Chileans registered to vote there · SERVEL 2025

Colombia among the other countries

Aduanas · Censo 2024 · SERVEL

Colombia'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%
  11. 15. ColombiaUS$ 752 M0.9%

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%
  11. 15. ColombiaUS$ 673 M1.3%

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.

Born there6 countries
  1. Venezuela669,40842%
  2. Peru233,43215%
  3. Colombia197,81312%
  4. Bolivia168,08310%
  5. Haiti80,7815.0%
  6. Argentina70,2664.4%

2024 census: people born in each country who live in Chile. INE names six countries; the other 188,867 born abroad are grouped by continent, and a group is never split among its countries, so they have no line.

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. 23. Colombia1,0450.6%

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
050100150US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
050100150US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

Chile's exports to Colombia 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 Colombia

Special treatments 27%Vegetable products 19%Animals and animal pro… 17%Base metals 7.2%Food, beverag… 6.0%Pulp and pa… 5.8%Chemicals 5.2%Woo… 3.8%Machin… 2.4%Plasti… 2.4%Tratamientos arancelariosespeciales27%Fruit and nuts,edible; peel of citrusfruit or melons17%Products of the milling…Fish and crustaceans,molluscs and otheraquatic invertebrates7.7%Meat andedible meatoffal4.9%Dairyproduce;birds'…4.7%Copper andarticlesthereof5.7%Iron or stee…Beverages,spirits andvinegarPreparationsof…Prep…ofcere…Meat,…Mis…edi…Pulp ofwood orother…3.0%Paperandpaperb…2.7%Fertiliz…2.2%Phar…prod…Inor…chem…orga…Che…pro…n.e…Tanni…Wood andarticlesof wood;…3.8%Machin…andmechan…Ele…mac…and…Plastics andarticlesthereofVehicl…other…Anima…
Special treatments 27%Vegetable produ… 19%Animals an… 17%Base… 7.2%Food… 6.0%Pul… 5.8%Woo… 3.8%Tratamientosarancelarios especiales27%Fruit and nuts,edible; peel ofcitrus fruit or…17%Fish andcrustaceans,molluscs and…Meatandedibl…4.9%Dairyprodu…birds…4.7%Copper andarticlesthereofBeverag…Prepara…Pulpofwood…Paperandpape…Fertiliz…Wood andarticles o…Machin…and…Plasticsand…
Special treatmentsVegetable productsAnimals and animal productsBase metalsFood, beverages and tobaccoPulp and paperChemicalsWood and corkMachinery and electricalPlastics and rubberTransport equipmentFats and oilsTextilesMiscellaneous manufacturesPrecision instrumentsStone, ceramics and glassMineral productsHides and leatherReserved for national usePearls, stones and precious metalsFootwear and headgearArt and antiqueshover a tile for its count
  1. Servicios considerados exportación de conformidad al artículo 17 y siguientes d…US$ 204 million27%
  2. Apples, pears and quinces; freshUS$ 85.9 million11%
  3. Copper wireUS$ 40.0 million5.3%
  4. Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or fro…US$ 36.7 million4.9%
  5. Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matt…US$ 34.4 million4.6%
  6. Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving gradesUS$ 22.7 million3.0%
  7. Grapes; fresh or driedUS$ 21.5 million2.9%
  8. Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozenUS$ 18.0 million2.4%
  9. Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of…US$ 17.8 million2.4%
  10. Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304US$ 17.4 million2.3%
  11. Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (e.g. waferboard)…US$ 16.1 million2.1%
  12. Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or…US$ 14.2 million1.9%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 223 million30%

What Chile buys from Colombia

Mineral products 48%Chemicals 16%Food, beverag… 13%Plastics and… 5.4%Vegetable… 4.5%Machine… 3.2%Miscell… 2.3%Pul… 2.0%Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of theirdistillation; bitum…46%Essential oils andresinoids;perfumery, cosmetic…7.1%Chemicalproductsn.e.c.Soap,organicsurface-ac…Pharmace…products2.3%Organicchemica…Inorgan…chemica…Sugars and sugarconfectionery4.4%Miscellaneousediblepreparations3.8%Preparationsof cereals,…Meat, fish,crustaceans,…Cocoaand…Beve…spir…Prep…Plastics andarticlesthereof5.2%Coffe…tea,mate…2.2%Treesand…Produ…of themilli…Electr…machin…and…2.0%Mach…andmech…Miscellan…manufactu…Paperandpaperb…Appar…and…Appar…Animal,vegeta…Glassand…Mea…
Mineral products 48%Chemicals 16%Food, bever… 13%Plastics a… 5.4%Mineral fuels, mineral oils andproducts of their distillation;bitum…46%Essentialoils andresinoids;…Chemic…produc…Soap,organic…Pharm…produ…2.3%Org…Ino…Sugars andsugarconfectio…Miscellan…edible…Prep…of…Meat,fish…Plastics and…Cof…tea,mat…Tre…Pro…of…Elect…machi…and…Machin…Misce…manuf…Paperandpape…
Mineral productsChemicalsFood, beverages and tobaccoPlastics and rubberVegetable productsMachinery and electricalMiscellaneous manufacturesPulp and paperTextilesFats and oilsStone, ceramics and glassBase metalsAnimals and animal productsPearls, stones and precious metalsTransport equipmentFootwear and headgearPrecision instrumentsHides and leatherReserved for national useWood and corkArt and antiquesSpecial treatmentshover a tile for its count
  1. Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coalUS$ 293 million44%
  2. Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid formUS$ 24.0 million3.6%
  3. Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mate; preparations with a ba…US$ 22.5 million3.4%
  4. Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (e…US$ 20.8 million3.1%
  5. Perfumes and toilet watersUS$ 17.6 million2.6%
  6. Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, pl…US$ 16.9 million2.5%
  7. Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; husks and skins; coffee substi…US$ 14.8 million2.2%
  8. Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed…US$ 14.8 million2.2%
  9. Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including au…US$ 13.8 million2.1%
  10. Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obt…US$ 13.8 million2.0%
  11. Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eg…US$ 10.7 million1.6%
  12. Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and simila…US$ 10.5 million1.6%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 199 million30%

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. MetropolitanaUS$ 335 million45%
  2. O'HigginsUS$ 88.7 million12%
  3. MauleUS$ 87.6 million12%
  4. Los LagosUS$ 64.4 million8.6%
  5. BiobíoUS$ 43.8 million5.8%
  6. ValparaísoUS$ 32.2 million4.3%
  7. Los RíosUS$ 23.1 million3.1%
  8. AraucaníaUS$ 20.4 million2.7%
  9. AntofagastaUS$ 18.7 million2.5%
  10. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 11.5 million1.5%
  11. ÑubleUS$ 8.3 million1.1%
  12. CoquimboUS$ 3.6 million0.5%
  13. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 3.0 million0.4%
  14. MagallanesUS$ 2.8 million0.4%
  15. No region declaredUS$ 2.6 million0.3%
  16. AtacamaUS$ 2.1 million0.3%
  17. AysénUS$ 2.1 million0.3%
  18. TarapacáUS$ 1.0 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$ 246 million33%US$ 261 million39%
No port declaredUS$ 183 million24%——
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 101 million13%US$ 36.8 million5.5%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 104 million14%——
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 45.7 million6.1%US$ 38.7 million5.8%
Huasco / GuacoldaHuasco——US$ 79.7 million12%
Terminal Graneles del NorteMejillones——US$ 75.7 million11%
VentanasPuchuncaví——US$ 65.5 million9.7%
MejillonesMejillones——US$ 59.0 million8.8%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 39.6 million5.3%US$ 15.9 million2.4%
TocopillaTocopillaUS$ 15.6 million2.1%——
LirquénPencoUS$ 5.9 million0.8%——
Other portsUS$ 11.4 million1.5%US$ 40.3 million6.0%

Who processes it

Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 246 million33%US$ 261 million39%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 228 million30%US$ 38.7 million5.8%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 101 million13%US$ 102 million15%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 149 million20%US$ 28.8 million4.3%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 4.6 million0.6%US$ 155 million23%
ChañaralAtacama——US$ 79.7 million12%
TocopillaAntofagastaUS$ 15.6 million2.1%——
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 3.5 million0.5%US$ 6.2 million0.9%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 1.5 million0.2%US$ 249 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 1.0 million0.1%US$ 196 thousand<0.1%
CoquimboCoquimboUS$ 874 thousand0.1%——
Los AndesValparaíso——US$ 837 thousand0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 66 thousand<0.1%——
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 33 thousand<0.1%——

Exports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 521 million69%
  2. No transport code (0)US$ 204 million27%
  3. AirUS$ 24.2 million3.2%
  4. RoadUS$ 1.7 million0.2%
  5. Courier (air)US$ 1.5 million0.2%
  6. OtherUS$ 23 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 629 million93%
  2. AirUS$ 36.0 million5.4%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 3.9 million0.6%
  4. RoadUS$ 3.9 million0.6%

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

People born in Colombia living in Chile

Censo 2024
197,813
people
12%
of everyone born abroad
54%
are women

By region

  1. Metropolitana107,02711%
  2. Antofagasta35,60929%
  3. Valparaíso9,8809.8%
  4. Coquimbo7,34516%
  5. Tarapacá6,2597.4%
  6. O'Higgins4,99910%
  7. Atacama4,94520%
  8. Biobío4,3849.3%
  9. Los Lagos3,81411%
  10. Maule3,6248.6%
  11. Magallanes3,27830%
  12. Arica y Parinacota1,9695.4%
  13. Araucanía1,8738.9%
  14. Ñuble1,0759.8%
  15. Aysén87922%
  16. Los Ríos85311%

The figure on the right is the share they are of everyone born abroad living in that region.

The 15 comunas where most live

  1. Antofagasta29,2547.3%
  2. Santiago20,3554.6%
  3. Estación Central8,4804.7%
  4. Independencia6,9776.0%
  5. Quinta Normal5,0823.9%
  6. Calama4,0832.5%
  7. Puente Alto3,9500.7%
  8. San Miguel3,9042.6%
  9. La Florida3,8311.0%
  10. Maipú3,7710.7%
  11. Copiapó3,3382.0%
  12. Alto Hospicio3,1502.2%
  13. Colina3,0681.8%
  14. Coquimbo2,9821.1%
  15. Iquique2,9031.5%

The figure on the right is the share they are of the comuna's whole population.

Usual residents counted by the census whose mother lived in Colombia when they were born: that is how the census asks the place of birth. They live in 334 of the 346 comunas.

How they live

Casen 2024
Casen 2024Born in ColombiaBorn abroadBorn in Chile
People (expanded)191,4951,678,40418,342,941
People surveyed1,69114,157203,241
Average age33.733.838.2
Women52.3%50.7%50.7%
Years of schooling (aged 15+)12.313.112.1
Employment rate (aged 15+)73.8%75.0%55.8%
Unemployment rate8.2%6.3%9.1%
Income poverty23.4%23.4%16.7%
Public health insurance (Fonasa)80.7%80.8%82.8%
Private health insurance (isapre)8.0%9.2%13.5%
No health insurance10.2%8.8%1.3%
Holding Chilean nationality6.6%9.5%—
In a household where someone was discriminated against for being foreign (12 months)34.5%30.3%—
Adults with children under 18 living outside Chile22.7%18.4%—

Survey estimates: 1,691 people born in Colombia answered the Casen 2024 and stand for 191,495. The Casen expands to projections based on the 2017 census, so it does not give the 2024 census figure above. 2024 poverty is measured with the new methodology and is not compared with earlier years.

When they arrived in Chile

  1. Before 20001.0%
  2. 2000–20096.7%
  3. 2010–201416%
  4. 2015–201720%
  5. 2018–201917%
  6. 2020–202116%
  7. 2022–202318%
  8. 20246.7%

Share of those who stated their period of arrival.

Chileans in Colombia

SERVEL 2025
1,045
registered to vote
0.6%
of the roll abroad
23º
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 Colombia: whoever did not register appears in no table. The 2025 elections →

Other partners in Americas

January–July 2026
  1. United StatesUS$ 23,732 million51%
  2. BrazilUS$ 7,830 million17%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 5,145 million11%
  4. PeruUS$ 2,779 million6.0%
  5. MexicoUS$ 2,041 million4.4%
  6. CanadaUS$ 1,680 million3.6%
  7. EcuadorUS$ 1,308 million2.8%
  8. ParaguayUS$ 723 million1.6%
  9. BoliviaUS$ 318 million0.7%
  10. UruguayUS$ 261 million0.6%
  11. Costa RicaUS$ 255 million0.6%
  12. GuatemalaUS$ 193 million0.4%

Exports plus imports with Chile. Every country →

How it is measured

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 →