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Chile and Egypt

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In 2025, Chile sold USD 94.3 million of goods to Egypt and bought USD 21.4 million from it. The DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) (1989). Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 87 percent in 2023, and 90 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

BothTwo-way trade in goods grew about 3.5 times, from USD 32.8 million in 2019 to USD 116 million in 2025.
BothGlobal System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), signed 1988 and in force since 1989.
BothTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 87 percent in 2023, and 90 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Constraints

BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 94.3 million of goods, against USD 21.4 million the other way.
BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by Egypt to Chile in 2025: Chile reports USD 21.4 million and Egypt reports USD 14.9 million.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); DESTA: Design of Trade Agreements database, version 02_03 (retrieved 25 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways: USD 116 million; 2025, as reported by Chile
Chile to Egypt: USD 94.3 million; 2025, as reported by Chile
Egypt to Chile: USD 21.4 million; 2025, as reported by Chile

What connects Chile and Egypt

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Chile sold USD 94.3 million of goods to Egypt and bought USD 21.4 million from it.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) (1989).Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 87 percent in 2023, and 90 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.