Strategic Lens

Critical minerals: Chile and Taiwan

First country

Second country

In 2025, Chile sold USD 352 million of critical minerals and metals to Taiwan.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals fell 69 percent, from USD 1.14 billion in 2019 to USD 352 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 352 million of critical minerals and metals, and Taiwan 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 Taiwan: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 1.14Low 0.35 / High 1.742025: 0.35

20191.14
20201.01
20211.74
20221.04
20230.88
20240.64
20250.35

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026