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Chile's Trade Upswing Extends Beyond Copper, Pointing To A Nimbler Economy
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Chile's trade is having a better year-and not just because of copper. Between January and October 2025, total trade rose 8.3% to $163.678 billion.
Exports hit a record $86.394 billion for the period, while the country booked a $14.504 billion surplus. For anyone watching from abroad, those numbers mean more dollars coming in, a steadier currency, and a bit more breathing room for the budget.
Copper still sets the pace. Shipments of the red metal jumped 15.1% year over year, lifting mining exports 7.3%. When copper moves, it signals factories and construction elsewhere are alive-good news if you sell into global supply chains. But the real story is what's happening around copper.
Food and farm goods kept climbing, with higher sales of hazelnuts, walnuts, avocados, and lemons. Processed foods-from salmon to frozen blueberries-added depth.
Services exports grew even faster, up 12.9% to $2.589 billion, as logistics, business support, travel, and IT work found foreign buyers. In short, Chile is shipping more things that aren't rocks.
The“behind the story” is about who is doing the exporting. A record 8,134 companies sold abroad in these ten months, many of them smaller firms.
That matters for resilience: when more businesses participate, shocks in one sector don't knock the whole economy off balance. It also reflects a rule-of-law, market-access approach that rewards investment, planning, and execution.
For expats and foreign operators, the takeaways are practical. If you're in mining services, the cycle has a pulse. If you're in food, packaging, cold-chain logistics, or nearshore back-office services, Chile 's demand for partners is widening.
The export mix is shifting too: traditional goods made up 55.2% of exports, while non-traditional products reached 44.8%, an encouraging tilt toward value-added niches.
Why you should care: broader exports mean steadier jobs and less dependence on one price chart. And when policy favors openness, clear rules, and private initiative, trade tends to get broader, faster, and sturdier-exactly what investors look for when the global weather turns rough.
Exports hit a record $86.394 billion for the period, while the country booked a $14.504 billion surplus. For anyone watching from abroad, those numbers mean more dollars coming in, a steadier currency, and a bit more breathing room for the budget.
Copper still sets the pace. Shipments of the red metal jumped 15.1% year over year, lifting mining exports 7.3%. When copper moves, it signals factories and construction elsewhere are alive-good news if you sell into global supply chains. But the real story is what's happening around copper.
Food and farm goods kept climbing, with higher sales of hazelnuts, walnuts, avocados, and lemons. Processed foods-from salmon to frozen blueberries-added depth.
Services exports grew even faster, up 12.9% to $2.589 billion, as logistics, business support, travel, and IT work found foreign buyers. In short, Chile is shipping more things that aren't rocks.
The“behind the story” is about who is doing the exporting. A record 8,134 companies sold abroad in these ten months, many of them smaller firms.
That matters for resilience: when more businesses participate, shocks in one sector don't knock the whole economy off balance. It also reflects a rule-of-law, market-access approach that rewards investment, planning, and execution.
For expats and foreign operators, the takeaways are practical. If you're in mining services, the cycle has a pulse. If you're in food, packaging, cold-chain logistics, or nearshore back-office services, Chile 's demand for partners is widening.
The export mix is shifting too: traditional goods made up 55.2% of exports, while non-traditional products reached 44.8%, an encouraging tilt toward value-added niches.
Why you should care: broader exports mean steadier jobs and less dependence on one price chart. And when policy favors openness, clear rules, and private initiative, trade tends to get broader, faster, and sturdier-exactly what investors look for when the global weather turns rough.
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