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In January–July 2026, Chile sold US$ 64.5 million of goods to Venezuela — 0.1% of all it exported, 7.5% more than in the same months of 2025 — and bought US$ 6.3 million from it, less than 0.1% of its imports. What it sells most there is «Apples, pears and quinces; fresh» (16%). The 2024 census counted 669,408 people born in Venezuela living in Chile, 42% of everyone born abroad. 1,210 Chileans are registered to vote there.

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

US$ 64.5 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +7.5% vs January–July 2025
US$ 6.3 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +25% vs January–July 2025
US$ 58.1 M
exports less imports
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports
669,408
born there live in Chile · Censo 2024
78%
of them are employed · aged 15+, Casen
1,210
Chileans registered to vote there · SERVEL 2025

Venezuela among the other countries

Aduanas · Censo 2024 · SERVEL

Venezuela'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. 46. VenezuelaUS$ 64.5 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. 74. VenezuelaUS$ 6.3 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.

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. 22. Venezuela1,2100.8%

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
051015US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
051015US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

Chile's exports to Venezuela 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 Venezuela

Vegetable products 43%Food, beverages and tobacco 21%Animals and animal products 13%Pulp and paper 7.5%Chemicals 5.8%Specia… 2.9%Fruit and nuts, edible; peelof citrus fruit or melons25%Products of themilling industry;malt, starches,…15%Oil seeds andoleaginous…Lac; gums,resins an…Preparations ofvegetables, fruit, nutsor other parts of plants16%Beverages, spirits andvinegar3.9%Prepar…ofcereal…Dairy produce;birds' eggs;natural honey;…8.7%Fish andcrustace…molluscs…4.3%Pulp of wood or otherfibrous cellulosicmaterial; recovered (wast…6.9%Pharmaceut…products3.5%Org…che…Che…pro…n.e…Essen…oils…Tratamientosarancelariosespeciales2.9%Machine…and…Electric…Metal;…App…and…Pla…and…Foot…gait…
Vegetable products 43%Food, beve… 21%Animals and … 13%Chem… 5.8%Fruit and nuts,edible; peel ofcitrus fruit o…25%Products ofthe millingindustry;…15%Oil…Lac;gum…Preparationsofvegetables,…16%Beverages,spiritsand…Pre…ofcer…Dairyproduce;birds'…8.7%Fishandcrus…Pulp ofwood orother…6.9%Pharm…produ…3.5%Org…Che…Tratamientosarancelario…Mach…and…Met…mis…
Vegetable productsFood, beverages and tobaccoAnimals and animal productsPulp and paperChemicalsSpecial treatmentsMachinery and electricalBase metalsTextilesPlastics and rubberFootwear and headgearTransport equipmentWood and corkMineral productsMiscellaneous manufacturesHides and leatherPrecision instrumentsReserved for national usePearls, stones and precious metalsStone, ceramics and glassArt and antiqueshover a tile for its count
  1. Apples, pears and quinces; freshUS$ 10.3 million16%
  2. Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or…US$ 9.6 million15%
  3. Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidUS$ 7.0 million11%
  4. Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matt…US$ 5.6 million8.6%
  5. Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving gradesUS$ 4.4 million6.9%
  6. Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes, be…US$ 2.5 million3.9%
  7. Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of…US$ 2.4 million3.7%
  8. Grapes; fresh or driedUS$ 2.3 million3.6%
  9. Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed…US$ 2.2 million3.5%
  10. Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or…US$ 1.9 million2.9%
  11. Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304US$ 1.7 million2.7%
  12. Servicios considerados exportación de conformidad al artículo 17 y siguientes d…US$ 1.6 million2.5%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 13.0 million20%

What Chile buys from Venezuela

Food, beverages and tobacco 44%Chemicals 22%Vegetable products 15%Mineral products 13%Miscellaneousediblepreparations14%Preparations ofcereals, flour,starch or milk;…10%Beverages, spirits andvinegar8.2%Cocoa andcocoapreparations6.9%Meat,fish,crustace…3.1%Tobac…andmanuf…Prepa…ofveget…Inorganic chemicals;organic and inorganiccompounds of precious…22%Oil seeds andoleaginousfruits;…13%Lac; gums, resins andother vegetable saps…Mineral fuels,mineral oils andproducts of their…13%Animal,vegetableor…Wood andarticles…Plasticsand…Mac…and…
Food, beverages and tobacco 44%Chemicals 22%Vegetable products 15%Mineral produ… 13%Miscellaneousediblepreparations14%Preparations ofcereals, flour,starch or milk…10%Beverages,spirits andvinegar8.2%Cocoa andcocoapreparationsMeat,fish,crustac…Toba…Inorganicchemicals;organic and…22%Oil seeds andoleaginousfruits;…13%Mineral fuels,mineral oils andproducts of…13%Animal,vegeta…
Food, beverages and tobaccoChemicalsVegetable productsMineral productsFats and oilsWood and corkPlastics and rubberMachinery and electricalPulp and paperPearls, stones and precious metalsArt and antiquesAnimals and animal productsTextilesBase metalsTransport equipmentFootwear and headgearPrecision instrumentsMiscellaneous manufacturesStone, ceramics and glasshover a tile for its count
  1. Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.US$ 1.4 million22%
  2. Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt; on natural bitumen, on petroleum…US$ 827 thousand13%
  3. Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh, chilled,…US$ 801 thousand13%
  4. Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing…US$ 606 thousand9.6%
  5. Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustar…US$ 535 thousand8.4%
  6. Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80%…US$ 447 thousand7.1%
  7. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoaUS$ 369 thousand5.8%
  8. Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUS$ 346 thousand5.5%
  9. Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insectsUS$ 193 thousand3.1%
  10. Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-a…US$ 170 thousand2.7%
  11. Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fa…US$ 132 thousand2.1%
  12. Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sande…US$ 66 thousand1.0%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 456 thousand7.2%

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. O'HigginsUS$ 12.0 million19%
  2. MauleUS$ 12.0 million19%
  3. MetropolitanaUS$ 11.3 million18%
  4. AraucaníaUS$ 9.8 million15%
  5. Los LagosUS$ 9.5 million15%
  6. BiobíoUS$ 5.5 million8.6%
  7. ValparaísoUS$ 1.8 million2.8%
  8. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 1.3 million2.0%
  9. AtacamaUS$ 420 thousand0.7%
  10. No region declaredUS$ 336 thousand0.5%
  11. ÑubleUS$ 222 thousand0.3%
  12. CoquimboUS$ 134 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$ 24.1 million37%US$ 376 thousand5.9%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 16.9 million26%——
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 10.4 million16%US$ 5.7 million91%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 6.9 million11%US$ 66 thousand1.0%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 3.4 million5.2%US$ 123 thousand1.9%
No port declaredUS$ 1.6 million2.4%——
LirquénPencoUS$ 917 thousand1.4%——
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 146 thousand0.2%——
IquiqueIquique——US$ 30 thousand0.5%
Other portsUS$ 75 thousand0.1%——

Who processes it

Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 24.7 million38%US$ 66 thousand1.0%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 24.1 million37%US$ 376 thousand5.9%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 10.4 million16%US$ 5.7 million91%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 4.9 million7.7%US$ 123 thousand1.9%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 146 thousand0.2%——
CoquimboCoquimboUS$ 61 thousand0.1%——
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 30 thousand0.5%
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 13 thousand<0.1%——

Exports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 59.4 million92%
  2. AirUS$ 3.3 million5.1%
  3. No transport code (0)US$ 1.6 million2.5%
  4. RoadUS$ 146 thousand0.2%
  5. Courier (air)US$ 57 thousand0.1%
  6. OtherUS$ 8 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 6.2 million98%
  2. AirUS$ 82 thousand1.3%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 40 thousand0.6%

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

People born in Venezuela living in Chile

Censo 2024
669,408
people
42%
of everyone born abroad
51%
are women

By region

  1. Metropolitana441,56846%
  2. Valparaíso48,83549%
  3. Biobío29,85164%
  4. O'Higgins24,36549%
  5. Maule23,94057%
  6. Coquimbo20,21545%
  7. Los Lagos19,47355%
  8. Antofagasta16,10013%
  9. Tarapacá11,26213%
  10. Araucanía7,73737%
  11. Arica y Parinacota6,60718%
  12. Atacama6,52326%
  13. Ñuble5,81353%
  14. Magallanes3,38031%
  15. Los Ríos2,66636%
  16. Aysén1,07327%

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. Santiago100,96723%
  2. Estación Central43,73224%
  3. San Miguel29,41820%
  4. Independencia25,19922%
  5. La Florida20,4845.5%
  6. Ñuñoa19,9818.3%
  7. Quinta Normal18,58714%
  8. La Cisterna13,70313%
  9. Maipú13,6742.7%
  10. Rancagua13,3195.2%
  11. Puerto Montt12,4604.5%
  12. Puente Alto11,6082.0%
  13. Antofagasta11,5282.9%
  14. Viña del Mar11,4833.4%
  15. Macul10,8938.8%

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 Venezuela when they were born: that is how the census asks the place of birth. They live in 339 of the 346 comunas.

How they live

Casen 2024
Casen 2024Born in VenezuelaBorn abroadBorn in Chile
People (expanded)741,2081,678,40418,342,941
People surveyed5,18114,157203,241
Average age32.533.838.2
Women49.4%50.7%50.7%
Years of schooling (aged 15+)13.913.112.1
Employment rate (aged 15+)78.1%75.0%55.8%
Unemployment rate5.3%6.3%9.1%
Income poverty20.0%23.4%16.7%
Public health insurance (Fonasa)81.0%80.8%82.8%
Private health insurance (isapre)8.7%9.2%13.5%
No health insurance9.6%8.8%1.3%
Holding Chilean nationality4.4%9.5%—
In a household where someone was discriminated against for being foreign (12 months)40.2%30.3%—
Adults with children under 18 living outside Chile19.3%18.4%—

Survey estimates: 5,181 people born in Venezuela answered the Casen 2024 and stand for 741,208. 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 20000.6%
  2. 2000–20090.7%
  3. 2010–20141.4%
  4. 2015–201719%
  5. 2018–201935%
  6. 2020–202119%
  7. 2022–202318%
  8. 20245.7%

Share of those who stated their period of arrival.

Chileans in Venezuela

SERVEL 2025
1,210
registered to vote
0.8%
of the roll abroad
22º
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 Venezuela: 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

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 →