Ores and metals exports in Chile
Chile: Ores and metals exports was 57.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Chile, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, ores and metals exports in Chile stood at 57.1%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Chile peaked at 89.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2002.
Chile ranks 4th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 87.1% | — |
| 1963 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 88.8% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 87.7% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 89.2% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 82.6% | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 84.4% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 89.3% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 86.1% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 72.0% | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.2% | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 62.0% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 68.6% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 64.1% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 63.0% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 61.6% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 63.9% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 58.3% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 53.4% | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 52.4% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 57.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 21.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Chile's 57.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 31.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.0% | 87.1% | 89.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 76.9% | 62.0% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.5% | 52.4% | 64.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 42.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 40.6% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 50.4% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 49.8% | 62.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Chile?
- Ores and metals exports in Chile was 57.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for ores and metals exports?
- Chile ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.