Strategic Lens

Chile and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, Chile sold USD 93.2 million of goods to South Africa and bought USD 79.9 million from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 90 percent in 2023, and 93 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2025, Chile sold USD 14.2 million of mineral fuels and oils to South Africa. In 2025, Chile sold USD 11.3 million of agricultural and food products to South Africa and bought USD 14.1 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: Chile sold USD 93.2 million and South Africa sold USD 79.9 million in 2025.
  • BothTrade in agricultural and food products runs both ways in similar amounts: Chile sold USD 11.3 million and South Africa sold USD 14.1 million in 2025.
  • BothTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 90 percent in 2023, and 93 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods is 41 percent below its 2022 peak of USD 292 million.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 14.2 million of mineral fuels and oils, and South Africa sold almost none.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 29.7 million of fertilisers, against USD 1.9 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 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 173 million
2025, as reported by Chile
Chile to South Africa
USD 93.2 million
2025, as reported by Chile
South Africa to Chile
USD 79.9 million
2025, as reported by Chile

What connects Chile and South Africa