Strategic Lens

Technology: Chile and China

First country

Second country

In 2025, Chile sold USD 7.9 million of electrical and electronic equipment to China and bought USD 6.45 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 82 percent, from USD 3.54 billion in 2019 to USD 6.46 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, China sold USD 6.45 billion of electrical and electronic equipment, against USD 7.9 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Chile's exports to China: electrical and electronic equipment

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Chile

2019: 2Low 1.6 / High 7.92025: 7.9

20192
20201.6
20215.5
20223.2
20234.8
20245.6
20257.9

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Chile's imports from China: electrical and electronic equipment

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Chile

2019: 3.54Low 3.54 / High 6.452025: 6.45

20193.54
20204.62
20216.11
20225.29
20234.9
20244.86
20256.45

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026