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In January–July 2026, Chile sold US$ 16.7 million of goods to Nicaragua — less than 0.1% of all it exported, 26% more than in the same months of 2025 — and bought US$ 3.3 million from it, less than 0.1% of its imports. What it sells most there is «Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no coco…» (14%). 98 Chileans are registered to vote there.

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

US$ 16.7 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +26% vs January–July 2025
US$ 3.3 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −8.7% vs January–July 2025
US$ 13.5 M
exports less imports
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports
98
Chileans registered to vote there · SERVEL 2025

Nicaragua among the other countries

Aduanas · SERVEL

Nicaragua'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. 71. NicaraguaUS$ 16.7 M<0.1%

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. 84. NicaraguaUS$ 3.3 M<0.1%

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. 51. Nicaragua980.1%

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
01234US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
01234US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

Chile's exports to Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua

Vegetable products 34%Food, beverages and tobacco 25%Machinery and ele… 8.1%Chemicals 7.2%Wood and cork 5.8%Animals and … 5.4%Base m… 5.1%Plas… 2.8%Prec… 1.8%Fruit and nuts,edible; peel ofcitrus fruit or…17%Products of themilling industry;malt, starches,…13%Oil seeds andoleaginous fruits;miscellaneous…Veget…andcerta…0.9%Preparations of cereals,flour, starch or milk;pastrycooks' products17%Miscellaneousediblepreparations4.2%Sugarsand sugarconfecti…2.3%Bevera…spiritsand…1.7%Machinery andmechanicalappliances,…6.4%Ele…mac…and…Inorganicchemicals;organic an…4.1%Albuminoi…Fert…Pha…pro…Chem…Org…Wood andarticles ofwood; wood…5.8%Dairyproduce;birds' eggs;…4.9%Iron orsteelarticles4.3%Plasticsandarticles…2.7%Optical,photographi…Anima…veget…or…1.0%Text…madeup…Paperandpaper…Trata…aranc…espec…
Vegetable products 34%Food, beverages… 25%Machinery a… 8.1%Chemicals 7.2%Wood a… 5.8%Animal… 5.4%Bas… 5.1%Fruit andnuts,edible;…17%Products ofthe millingindustry;…13%Oil seedsand…Preparations ofcereals, flour,starch or milk;…17%Miscella…ediblepreparat…Suga…andsuga…Bev…spi…and…Machinery andmechanical…Inorganicchemical…Alb…Fer…Wood andarticles ofwood; wood…Dairyproduce;…Iron orsteelarticlesPlas…andarti…Optica…photog…Animal…Trat…
Vegetable productsFood, beverages and tobaccoMachinery and electricalChemicalsWood and corkAnimals and animal productsBase metalsPlastics and rubberPrecision instrumentsFats and oilsTextilesPulp and paperSpecial treatmentsTransport equipmentFootwear and headgearMineral productsMiscellaneous manufacturesHides and leatherhover a tile for its count
  1. Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less…US$ 2.3 million14%
  2. Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or…US$ 2.2 million13%
  3. Apples, pears and quinces; freshUS$ 1.6 million9.3%
  4. Grapes; fresh or driedUS$ 1.1 million6.6%
  5. Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matt…US$ 814 thousand4.9%
  6. Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUS$ 700 thousand4.2%
  7. Iron or steel; articles, n.e.c. in chapter 73US$ 692 thousand4.1%
  8. Nitrites; nitratesUS$ 690 thousand4.1%
  9. Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recy…US$ 679 thousand4.1%
  10. Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sande…US$ 450 thousand2.7%
  11. Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing…US$ 441 thousand2.6%
  12. Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowingUS$ 435 thousand2.6%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 4.7 million28%

What Chile buys from Nicaragua

Food, beverages and tobacco 80%Textiles 10%Pulp and paper 8.9%Sugars and sugar confectionery77%Beve…spir…and…Apparel andclothingaccessories;…7.7%Textil…made uparticl…2.3%Pulp of wood or otherfibrous cellulosicmaterial; recovered…8.9%
Food, beverages and tobacco 80%Textiles 10%Pulp and paper 8.9%Sugars and sugar confectionery77%Apparel andclothing…Texti…madeup…Pulp of wood or otherfibrous cellulosic…
Food, beverages and tobaccoTextilesPulp and paperMachinery and electricalHides and leatherChemicalsStone, ceramics and glassMineral productsVegetable productshover a tile for its count
  1. Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid formUS$ 2.5 million77%
  2. Waste and scrap of paper and paperboardUS$ 291 thousand8.9%
  3. Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles; knitted or croc…US$ 143 thousand4.3%
  4. Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80%…US$ 108 thousand3.3%
  5. T-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or crochetedUS$ 81 thousand2.5%
  6. Textiles; worn clothing and other worn articlesUS$ 74 thousand2.3%
  7. Mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders…US$ 17 thousand0.5%
  8. Coats; men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, ski-jackets…US$ 14 thousand0.4%
  9. Beer made from maltUS$ 10 thousand0.3%
  10. Coats; women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, ski-jack…US$ 9 thousand0.3%
  11. Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches…US$ 6 thousand0.2%
  12. Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar bags; who…US$ 4 thousand0.1%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 13 thousand0.4%

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$ 4.3 million26%
  2. AraucaníaUS$ 2.2 million13%
  3. BiobíoUS$ 2.0 million12%
  4. Los LagosUS$ 1.8 million11%
  5. O'HigginsUS$ 1.6 million9.4%
  6. ValparaísoUS$ 1.4 million8.3%
  7. MauleUS$ 1.1 million6.7%
  8. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 891 thousand5.3%
  9. TarapacáUS$ 643 thousand3.8%
  10. CoquimboUS$ 332 thousand2.0%
  11. AntofagastaUS$ 188 thousand1.1%
  12. ÑubleUS$ 170 thousand1.0%
  13. No region declaredUS$ 66 thousand0.4%
  14. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 47 thousand0.3%
  15. AysénUS$ 26 thousand0.2%

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)%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 3.8 million23%US$ 2.6 million80%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 4.7 million28%US$ 343 thousand10%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 3.9 million23%——
CoronelCoronelUS$ 1.6 million9.5%——
LirquénPencoUS$ 1.0 million6.0%US$ 97 thousand3.0%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 794 thousand4.7%US$ 113 thousand3.5%
IquiqueIquiqueUS$ 643 thousand3.8%US$ 97 thousand2.9%
Puerto AngamosMejillonesUS$ 188 thousand1.1%——
Other portsUS$ 159 thousand1.0%——

Who processes it

Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 6.5 million39%US$ 97 thousand3.0%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 3.8 million23%US$ 2.6 million80%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 4.7 million28%US$ 343 thousand10%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 887 thousand5.3%US$ 113 thousand3.5%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 643 thousand3.8%US$ 97 thousand2.9%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 188 thousand1.1%——
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 47 thousand0.3%——
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 20 thousand0.1%——

Exports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 15.8 million95%
  2. AirUS$ 714 thousand4.3%
  3. No transport code (0)US$ 137 thousand0.8%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 54 thousand0.3%
  5. OtherUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 3.1 million94%
  2. RoadUS$ 97 thousand2.9%
  3. AirUS$ 82 thousand2.5%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 31 thousand1.0%

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

Chileans in Nicaragua

SERVEL 2025
98
registered to vote
0.1%
of the roll abroad
51º
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 Nicaragua: whoever did not register appears in no table. The 2025 elections →

Other partners in Americas

January–July 2026
  1. United StatesUS$ 23,732 million50%
  2. BrazilUS$ 7,830 million16%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 5,145 million11%
  4. PeruUS$ 2,779 million5.9%
  5. MexicoUS$ 2,041 million4.3%
  6. CanadaUS$ 1,680 million3.5%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 1,424 million3.0%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 1,308 million2.8%
  9. ParaguayUS$ 723 million1.5%
  10. BoliviaUS$ 318 million0.7%
  11. UruguayUS$ 261 million0.5%
  12. Costa RicaUS$ 255 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 →