Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Chile

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Chile in 2025 — 55.87%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 29.44 pp.

2025 55.87% +0.16 pp vs 2024
World rank 90of 189
Period maximum 70.76%2008
Period minimum 14.63%1973

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Chile, 1960–202502040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 26.43%1962: 20.99%1964: 21.68%1966: 23.55%1968: 23.47%1970: 24.96%1972: 16.1%1974: 27.91%1976: 37.51%1978: 35.95%1980: 35.5%1982: 39.04%1984: 36.17%1986: 39.73%1988: 47.16%1990: 48.8%1992: 43.38%1994: 40.78%1996: 45.59%1998: 44.16%2000: 48.15%2002: 50.2%2004: 57.85%2006: 63.11%2008: 70.76%2010: 60.04%2012: 59.12%2014: 56.99%2016: 48.16%2018: 50.51%2020: 52.43%2022: 67.48%2024: 55.71%2025: 55.87%
Change over the period: +29.44 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile

Chile 55.87%
World 43.89%
South America computed 32.11%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.87 +0.16 pp
2024 55.71 +2.63 pp
2023 53.07 −14.4 pp
2022 67.48 +8.21 pp
2021 59.27 +6.84 pp
2020 52.43 +2.61 pp
2019 49.82 −0.7 pp
2018 50.51 +1.97 pp
2017 48.54 +0.38 pp
2016 48.16 −3.16 pp
2015 51.32 −5.67 pp
2014 56.99 +0.71 pp
2013 56.28 −2.84 pp
2012 59.12 −2.99 pp
2011 62.11 +2.07 pp
2010 60.04 +2.83 pp
2009 57.21 −13.55 pp
2008 70.76 +4.01 pp
2007 66.75 +3.64 pp
2006 63.11 +2.6 pp
2005 60.51 +2.66 pp
2004 57.85 +4.27 pp
2003 53.58 +3.38 pp
2002 50.2 +0.32 pp
2001 49.88 +1.73 pp
2000 48.15 +4.29 pp
1999 43.86 −0.3 pp
1998 44.16 −0.97 pp
1997 45.13 −0.46 pp
1996 45.59 +2.35 pp
1995 43.24 +2.46 pp
1994 40.78 +0.06 pp
1993 40.72 −2.67 pp
1992 43.38 −1.38 pp
1991 44.76 −4.04 pp
1990 48.8 −2.06 pp
1989 50.86 +3.7 pp
1988 47.16 +4.6 pp
1987 42.56 +2.83 pp
1986 39.73 +1.39 pp
1985 38.34 +2.17 pp
1984 36.17 +2.65 pp
1983 33.52 −5.52 pp
1982 39.04 +7.72 pp
1981 31.32 −4.18 pp
1980 35.5 −3.62 pp
1979 39.11 +3.16 pp
1978 35.95 +2.82 pp
1977 33.13 −4.37 pp
1976 37.51 −1.88 pp
1975 39.39 +11.48 pp
1974 27.91 +13.29 pp
1973 14.63 −1.47 pp
1972 16.1 −3.05 pp
1971 19.15 −5.82 pp
1970 24.96 +0.1 pp
1969 24.87 +1.4 pp
1968 23.47 +0.15 pp
1967 23.32 −0.23 pp
1966 23.55 +1.64 pp
1965 21.91 +0.23 pp
1964 21.68 +0.9 pp
1963 20.78 −0.2 pp
1962 20.99 −3.61 pp
1961 24.59 −1.84 pp
1960 26.43

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.