External balance on goods and services in Chile
Chile: External balance on goods and services was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chile recorded 4.1% for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 528.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Chile peaked at 14.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -10.5%, in 1981.
Chile ranks 48th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -2.7% | — |
| 1961 | -4.0% | +48.3% |
| 1962 | -1.4% | -64.9% |
| 1963 | -2.4% | +71.5% |
| 1964 | -1.0% | -60.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -164.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +49.9% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | +22.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -47.4% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +236.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -80.8% |
| 1971 | -1.2% | -412.1% |
| 1972 | -3.5% | +196.8% |
| 1973 | -2.0% | -42.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -111.0% |
| 1975 | -2.4% | -1171.8% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -248.9% |
| 1977 | -2.2% | -162.9% |
| 1978 | -3.7% | +67.0% |
| 1979 | -3.4% | -10.6% |
| 1980 | -4.7% | +39.9% |
| 1981 | -10.5% | +123.3% |
| 1982 | -2.6% | -75.0% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -176.5% |
| 1984 | -1.6% | -181.8% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -215.9% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +34.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +163.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -63.1% |
| 1993 | -1.8% | -210.6% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -193.1% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +33.9% |
| 1996 | -2.0% | -188.8% |
| 1997 | -2.3% | +16.0% |
| 1998 | -3.5% | +51.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -154.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +118.1% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +114.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +69.1% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -87.6% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +357.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -52.4% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | -116.0% |
| 2013 | -1.0% | +108.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -138.5% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | -359.1% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -78.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -400.9% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | -275.8% |
| 2019 | -1.9% | +66.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -340.4% |
| 2021 | -0.9% | -119.9% |
| 2022 | -4.0% | +347.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -121.9% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +301.4% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6% | -4.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.4% | -3.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -10.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | -3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 1.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -1.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -4.0% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 328.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 5.92 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2231 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,015 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2409 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Chile?
- External balance on goods and services in Chile was 4.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.5% in 1981.
- How does Chile rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 528.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.