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Chile and South Africa

In January–July 2026, Chile sold US$ 51.1 million of goods to South Africa — 0.1% of all it exported, 7.4% less than in the same months of 2025 — and bought US$ 43.8 million from it, 0.1% of its imports. What it sells most there is «Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic» (22%). 103 Chileans are registered to vote there.

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

US$ 51.1 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −7.4% vs January–July 2025
US$ 43.8 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +0.2% vs January–July 2025
US$ 7.3 M
exports less imports
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports
103
Chileans registered to vote there · SERVEL 2025

South Africa among the other countries

Aduanas · SERVEL

South Africa'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. 53. South AfricaUS$ 51.1 M0.1%

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. 50. South AfricaUS$ 43.8 M0.1%

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. 49. South Africa1030.1%

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
0102030US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0102030US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

Chile's exports to South Africa 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 Africa

Chemicals 56%Vegetable products 13%Mineral products 9.2%Machinery a… 6.8%Pulp and… 6.0%Speci… 3.6%Bas… 1.6%Foo… 1.4%Fertilizers41%Inorganicchemicals;organic and…15%Cereals9.9%Lac;gums,resins…1.6%Fruitandnuts,…Mineral fuels, mineral oils andproducts of their distillation;bitum…9.2%Machinery andmechanicalappliances,…6.4%Paper andpaperboard;articles o…6.0%Tratamient…arancelari…especiales3.6%Iron orsteel…Preparati…Meatand…Plas…andarti…
Chemicals 56%Vegetabl… 13%Mineral pro… 9.2%Machinery a… 6.8%Pulp and p… 6.0%Fertilizers41%Inorganicchemicals;organic an…15%Cereals9.9%Lac;gums,…Fruitand…Mineral fuels,mineral oils andproducts of…Machinery andmechanical…Paper and…Trata…aranc…espec…3.6%Ironorste…Pre…ofveg…Mea…Pla…
ChemicalsVegetable productsMineral productsMachinery and electricalPulp and paperSpecial treatmentsBase metalsFood, beverages and tobaccoAnimals and animal productsPlastics and rubberTransport equipmentWood and corkPrecision instrumentsTextilesFats and oilsMiscellaneous manufacturesStone, ceramics and glasshover a tile for its count
  1. Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassicUS$ 11.4 million22%
  2. Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, p…US$ 8.3 million16%
  3. Nitrites; nitratesUS$ 7.1 million14%
  4. Maize (corn)US$ 5.1 million9.9%
  5. Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUS$ 4.7 million9.2%
  6. Paper and paperboard, coated one or both sides with kaolin (china clay) or inor…US$ 2.8 million5.4%
  7. Servicios considerados exportación de conformidad al artículo 17 y siguientes d…US$ 1.9 million3.6%
  8. Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8…US$ 1.6 million3.1%
  9. Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenousUS$ 1.2 million2.3%
  10. Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-a…US$ 808 thousand1.6%
  11. Iron or steel; articles, n.e.c. in chapter 73US$ 796 thousand1.6%
  12. Machinery and mechanical appliances; having individual functions, n.e.c. in thi…US$ 699 thousand1.4%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 4.9 million9.6%

What Chile buys from South Africa

Machinery and electrical 45%Chemicals 21%Food, beverages and… 11%Precision instrume… 4.4%Fats and … 3.7%Texti… 2.9%Machinery and mechanical appliances,boilers, nuclear reactors; parts…36%Electricalmachineryand…8.9%Chemical products n.e.c.15%Organicchemica…1.9%Ferti…1.3%Tanningor dyein…Essentialoils and…Inorg…chemi…organ…Preparations ofvegetables,fruit, nuts or…10%Miscell…Bev…Optical, photographic,cinematographic,measuring, checking,…Animal,vegetable ormicrobial…Textilefabrics;impregna…2.6%Rubber andarticles…Plasticsand…Fruitandnuts…Oilsee…and…Paperandpaperb…2.1%Trata…aranc…espec…1.9%Ironand…Alumini…Ores,…Fur…
Machinery and electrical 45%Chemicals 21%Food, b… 11%Precis… 4.4%Machinery and mechanicalappliances, boilers, nuclearreactors; parts…36%Electric…machineryand…8.9%Chemicalproductsn.e.c.15%Orga…chem…Ferti…Tannin…Essent…Preparatio…ofvegetables…10%Optical,…Animal,vegeta…Textilefabric…impreg…Rub…Pla…Paperand…Tratami…
Machinery and electricalChemicalsFood, beverages and tobaccoPrecision instrumentsFats and oilsTextilesPlastics and rubberVegetable productsPulp and paperSpecial treatmentsBase metalsMineral productsMiscellaneous manufacturesTransport equipmentAnimals and animal productsArt and antiquesWood and corkStone, ceramics and glassHides and leatherFootwear and headgearhover a tile for its count
  1. Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparation…US$ 6.3 million14%
  2. Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixi…US$ 5.7 million13%
  3. Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juic…US$ 4.4 million10%
  4. Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8…US$ 1.8 million4.2%
  5. Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)US$ 1.7 million3.9%
  6. Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether or not ref…US$ 1.6 million3.7%
  7. Pumps; for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring device, liquid elevato…US$ 1.6 million3.6%
  8. Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery; n.e.c. in heading no. 8425,…US$ 1.3 million3.0%
  9. Machinery and mechanical appliances; having individual functions, n.e.c. in thi…US$ 1.1 million2.4%
  10. Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and cranks; bearing housings and…US$ 918 thousand2.1%
  11. Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (in ed…US$ 848 thousand1.9%
  12. Productos de la pesca hecha en buques nacionalesUS$ 827 thousand1.9%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 15.7 million36%

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$ 27.9 million55%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 11.2 million22%
  3. MagallanesUS$ 4.8 million9.4%
  4. MauleUS$ 3.0 million5.8%
  5. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 1.1 million2.1%
  6. AtacamaUS$ 805 thousand1.6%
  7. O'HigginsUS$ 631 thousand1.2%
  8. CoquimboUS$ 505 thousand1.0%
  9. ValparaísoUS$ 390 thousand0.8%
  10. Los LagosUS$ 374 thousand0.7%
  11. Los RíosUS$ 217 thousand0.4%
  12. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 127 thousand0.2%
  13. BiobíoUS$ 33 thousand0.1%
  14. No region declaredUS$ 28 thousand0.1%
  15. ÑubleUS$ 24 thousand<0.1%
  16. TarapacáUS$ 6 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)%
TocopillaTocopillaUS$ 27.9 million55%——
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 4.7 million9.2%US$ 21.7 million50%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 10.3 million20%US$ 7.1 million16%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 1.7 million3.4%US$ 6.1 million14%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 6.4 million15%
Cabo NegroPunta ArenasUS$ 4.7 million9.2%——
No port declaredUS$ 1.5 million3.0%——
CoronelCoronel——US$ 990 thousand2.3%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 931 thousand2.1%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 113 thousand0.2%US$ 139 thousand0.3%
Paso JamaSan Pedro de Atacama——US$ 242 thousand0.6%
AricaAricaUS$ 127 thousand0.2%——
Other portsUS$ 19 thousand<0.1%US$ 136 thousand0.3%

Who processes it

Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
TocopillaAntofagastaUS$ 27.9 million55%——
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 4.8 million9.4%US$ 21.7 million50%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 10.2 million20%US$ 7.1 million16%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 3.2 million6.4%US$ 6.1 million14%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 7.6 million17%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 4.8 million9.4%——
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 52 thousand0.1%US$ 1.1 million2.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 127 thousand0.2%US$ 124 thousand0.3%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 6 thousand<0.1%——
Los AndesValparaíso——US$ 2 thousand<0.1%

Exports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 47.7 million93%
  2. No transport code (0)US$ 1.9 million3.6%
  3. AirUS$ 1.4 million2.7%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 189 thousand0.4%
  5. OtherUS$ 161<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 37.3 million85%
  2. AirUS$ 5.6 million13%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 645 thousand1.5%
  4. RoadUS$ 244 thousand0.6%
  5. OtherUS$ 12 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 Africa living in Chile

Censo 2024

The 2024 census publishes only six countries of birth on their own. People born in South Africa are counted within «Africa»: 1,580 people across Chile, without saying how many are from South Africa. Every place of birth →

Chileans in South Africa

SERVEL 2025
103
registered to vote
0.1%
of the roll abroad
49º
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 Africa: whoever did not register appears in no table. The 2025 elections →

Other partners in Africa

January–July 2026
  1. Côte d’IvoireUS$ 126 million29%
  2. Burkina FasoUS$ 75.8 million18%
  3. NigeriaUS$ 67.7 million16%
  4. EgyptUS$ 54.2 million13%
  5. AlgeriaUS$ 31.9 million7.4%
  6. MoroccoUS$ 25.3 million5.9%
  7. GhanaUS$ 19.6 million4.6%
  8. CameroonUS$ 7.9 million1.8%
  9. TunisiaUS$ 6.5 million1.5%
  10. Congo - BrazzavilleUS$ 6.2 million1.5%
  11. TogoUS$ 4.5 million1.0%
  12. LiberiaUS$ 3.7 million0.9%

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 →