Strategic Lens

Chile and Japan

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In 2025, Chile sold USD 8.94 billion of goods to Japan and bought USD 2.13 billion from it. The DESTA database lists 3 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018). Both are members of the OECD and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 77 percent in 2023, and 77 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 70 percent, from USD 3.56 billion in 2019 to USD 6.06 billion in 2025.
BothComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP), signed 2018 and in force since 2018.
BothBoth are members of the OECD and APEC.

Constraints

BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 8.94 billion of goods, against USD 2.13 billion the other way.
BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils fell 71 percent, from USD 632 million in 2019 to USD 185 million in 2025.
BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 6.06 billion of critical minerals and metals, and Japan sold almost none.

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); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (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 11.1 billion; 2025, as reported by Chile
Chile to Japan: USD 8.94 billion; 2025, as reported by Chile
Japan to Chile: USD 2.13 billion; 2025, as reported by Chile

What connects Chile and Japan

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Chile sold USD 8.94 billion of goods to Japan and bought USD 2.13 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, Japan sold USD 185 million of mineral fuels and oils to Chile.Critical mineralsIn 2025, Chile sold USD 6.06 billion of critical minerals and metals to Japan.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Chile sold USD 1.95 billion of agricultural and food products to Japan and bought USD 35.4 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Chile sold USD 22.0 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Japan and bought USD 1.43 billion from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Chile sold USD 1.9 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Japan and bought USD 42.9 million from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, Japan sold USD 10.8 million of pharmaceutical products to Chile.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 3 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018).Multilateral alignmentBoth are members of the OECD and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 77 percent in 2023, and 77 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.