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Critical minerals: Chile and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, Chile sold USD 8.69 billion of critical minerals and metals to United States.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew about 3.3 times, from USD 2.60 billion in 2019 to USD 8.69 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 8.69 billion of critical minerals and metals, and United States sold almost none.

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 United States: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 2.6Low 2.6 / High 8.692025: 8.69

20192.6
20202.72
20216.57
20223.8
20234.82
20246.03
20258.69

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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