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Chile and South Korea

In January–July 2026, Chile sold US$ 4,136 million of goods to South Korea — 5.2% of all it exported, 48% more than in the same months of 2025 — and bought US$ 830 million from it, 1.6% of its imports. What it sells most there is «Copper ores and concentrates» (31%). 241 Chileans are registered to vote there.

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

US$ 4,136 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +48% vs January–July 2025
US$ 830 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −8.9% vs January–July 2025
US$ 3,306 M
exports less imports
5.2%
of everything Chile exported · 1.6% of imports
241
Chileans registered to vote there · SERVEL 2025

South Korea among the other countries

Aduanas · SERVEL

South Korea'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%
  11. 13. South KoreaUS$ 830 M1.6%

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. 40. South Korea2410.1%

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
0200400600800US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0200400600800US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

Chile's exports to South Korea 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 South Korea

Mineral products 39%Base metals 33%Chemicals 14%Animals… 4.5%Vegetabl… 2.5%Food, be… 2.4%Pul… 1.8%Ores, slag and ash39%Copper and articles thereof33%Inorganic chemicals; organic andinorganic compounds of preciousmeta…14%Meat andedible meatoffalFish andcrustaceans,molluscs and…Fruit andnuts, edible…Foodindustri…Bever…Pulp ofwood or…Woodandartic…
Mineral products 39%Base metals 33%Chemicals 14%Ores, slag and ash39%Copper andarticles thereof33%Inorganic chemicals;organic and inorganiccompounds of precious…Meatand…Fishandcrusta…Fruit…Food…Pulpofwood…Wood…
Mineral productsBase metalsChemicalsAnimals and animal productsVegetable productsFood, beverages and tobaccoPulp and paperWood and corkTransport equipmentSpecial treatmentsFats and oilsReserved for national usePlastics and rubberPearls, stones and precious metalsMachinery and electricalStone, ceramics and glassTextilesMiscellaneous manufacturesPrecision instrumentsArt and antiquesHides and leatherhover a tile for its count
  1. Copper ores and concentratesUS$ 1,284 million31%
  2. Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwroughtUS$ 854 million21%
  3. Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refiningUS$ 495 million12%
  4. Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate con…US$ 432 million10%
  5. Molybdenum ores and concentratesUS$ 311 million7.5%
  6. Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; o…US$ 143 million3.4%
  7. Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozenUS$ 92.7 million2.2%
  8. Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving gradesUS$ 75.4 million1.8%
  9. Flours, meal and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, mol…US$ 59.8 million1.4%
  10. Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sande…US$ 45.9 million1.1%
  11. Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304US$ 44.2 million1.1%
  12. Zinc ores and concentratesUS$ 31.0 million0.7%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 269 million6.5%

What Chile buys from South Korea

Transport equipment 25%Mineral products 23%Machinery and electrical 19%Chemicals 12%Base metals 9.4%Plastics a… 6.6%Pre… 2.0%Vehicles; other than railwayor tramway rolling stock, andparts and…25%Mineral fuels, mineraloils and products of theirdistillation; bitum…20%Machinery andmechanical appliances,boilers, nuclear…13%Electrical machinery andequipment and partsthereof; sound recorders…6.7%Inorganicchemicals;organic an…4.7%Pharmace…products2.6%Essenti…oils andresinoi…2.2%Organicchemic…Chemi…produ…n.e.c.Soa…org…Iron and steel5.7%Copper andarticlesthereofIronor…Tool…Meta…Plastics andarticlesthereof5.2%Rubber and…Optical,photograp…cinematog…Paperandpape…
Transport equipment 25%Mineral products 23%Machinery an… 19%Chemicals 12%Base metals 9.4%Pla… 6.6%Vehicles; otherthan railway ortramway rolling…25%Mineral fuels,mineral oils andproducts of…20%Machinery andmechanicalappliances,…13%Electricalmachinery andequipment and…Inorg…chemi…organ…4.7%Pharm…produ…2.6%Esse…oilsand…Orga…Iron andsteel5.7%Copperand…Plasticsandarticles…Optic…photo…cinem…
Transport equipmentMineral productsMachinery and electricalChemicalsBase metalsPlastics and rubberPrecision instrumentsPulp and paperTextilesFood, beverages and tobaccoMiscellaneous manufacturesVegetable productsStone, ceramics and glassSpecial treatmentsPearls, stones and precious metalsFootwear and headgearHides and leatherFats and oilsAnimals and animal productsArms and ammunitionWood and corkReserved for national useArt and antiqueshover a tile for its count
  1. Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c…US$ 169 million20%
  2. Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of…US$ 122 million15%
  3. Vehicles; for the transport of goodsUS$ 52.3 million6.3%
  4. Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-…US$ 36.9 million4.4%
  5. Sulphuric acid; oleumUS$ 36.1 million4.3%
  6. Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangula…US$ 26.3 million3.2%
  7. Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, exca…US$ 26.0 million3.1%
  8. Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705US$ 22.0 million2.6%
  9. Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the lik…US$ 21.2 million2.6%
  10. Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate ce…US$ 18.1 million2.2%
  11. Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (e…US$ 17.7 million2.1%
  12. Copper; articles thereof n.e.c. in chapter 74US$ 15.9 million1.9%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 267 million32%

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$ 2,634 million64%
  2. TarapacáUS$ 481 million12%
  3. MetropolitanaUS$ 235 million5.7%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 222 million5.4%
  5. BiobíoUS$ 150 million3.6%
  6. O'HigginsUS$ 98.0 million2.4%
  7. Los LagosUS$ 72.3 million1.7%
  8. MauleUS$ 62.1 million1.5%
  9. CoquimboUS$ 49.2 million1.2%
  10. AysénUS$ 31.6 million0.8%
  11. AtacamaUS$ 31.3 million0.8%
  12. ÑubleUS$ 24.9 million0.6%
  13. Los RíosUS$ 14.4 million0.3%
  14. No region declaredUS$ 13.0 million0.3%
  15. MagallanesUS$ 10.5 million0.3%
  16. AraucaníaUS$ 3.7 million0.1%
  17. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 2.6 million0.1%
  18. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 588 thousand<0.1%

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)%
Puerto AngamosMejillonesUS$ 1,624 million39%——
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 524 million13%US$ 382 million46%
Caleta ColosoAntofagastaUS$ 645 million16%——
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 231 million5.6%US$ 107 million13%
PatacheIquiqueUS$ 279 million6.7%——
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 177 million4.3%——
Terminal Graneles del NorteMejillonesUS$ 159 million3.8%——
LirquénPencoUS$ 133 million3.2%——
MejillonesMejillones——US$ 99.8 million12%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 83.2 million10%
QuinteroQuintero——US$ 64.1 million7.7%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 26.4 million3.2%
Terminal Marítimo EscuadrónCoronel——US$ 18.6 million2.2%
CalderaCaldera——US$ 12.7 million1.5%
Other portsUS$ 364 million8.8%US$ 36.3 million4.4%

Who processes it

Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 2,710 million66%US$ 112 million13%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 521 million13%US$ 382 million46%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 184 million4.4%US$ 172 million21%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 328 million7.9%US$ 26.5 million3.2%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 265 million6.4%US$ 32.8 million3.9%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 11.5 million0.3%US$ 83.2 million10%
CoquimboCoquimboUS$ 72.9 million1.8%——
Puerto AysenAysénUS$ 31.0 million0.7%——
ChañaralAtacama——US$ 12.7 million1.5%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 10.9 million0.3%US$ 96 thousand<0.1%
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 7.4 million0.9%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 2.5 million0.1%US$ 2.4 million0.3%
Los AndesValparaíso——US$ 102 thousand<0.1%
CoyhaiqueAysén——US$ 10 thousand<0.1%

Exports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 4,124 million100%
  2. AirUS$ 9.0 million0.2%
  3. No transport code (0)US$ 2.3 million0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 921 thousand<0.1%
  5. RoadUS$ 105 thousand<0.1%
  6. OtherUS$ 12 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 735 million89%
  2. AirUS$ 62.4 million7.5%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 20.8 million2.5%
  4. RoadUS$ 11.5 million1.4%
  5. OtherUS$ 17 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 South Korea living in Chile

Censo 2024

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

Chileans in South Korea

SERVEL 2025
241
registered to vote
0.1%
of the roll abroad
40º
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 South Korea: whoever did not register appears in no table. The 2025 elections →

Other partners in Asia

January–July 2026
  1. ChinaUS$ 40,616 million72%
  2. JapanUS$ 7,995 million14%
  3. IndiaUS$ 4,584 million8.1%
  4. VietnamUS$ 1,091 million1.9%
  5. ThailandUS$ 607 million1.1%
  6. TaiwanUS$ 530 million0.9%
  7. IndonesiaUS$ 384 million0.7%
  8. MalaysiaUS$ 287 million0.5%
  9. BangladeshUS$ 161 million0.3%
  10. IsraelUS$ 148 million0.3%
  11. United Arab EmiratesUS$ 118 million0.2%
  12. SingaporeUS$ 113 million0.2%

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 →