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Australia and Chile

First country

Second country

In 2025, Australia sold USD 194 million of goods to Chile and bought USD 261 million 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 67 percent in 2023, and 62 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: Australia sold USD 194 million and Chile sold USD 261 million 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

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods is 58 percent below its 2022 peak of USD 1.09 billion.
  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils fell 79 percent, from USD 128 million in 2019 to USD 27.0 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 125 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 8.6 million the other way.

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 456 million
2025, as reported by Australia
Australia to Chile
USD 194 million
2025, as reported by Australia
Chile to Australia
USD 261 million
2025, as reported by Australia

What connects Australia and Chile

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Australia sold USD 194 million of goods to Chile and bought USD 261 million from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, Australia sold USD 27.0 million of mineral fuels and oils to Chile.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Australia sold USD 8.6 million of agricultural and food products to Chile and bought USD 125 million from it.FertiliserIn 2025, Australia sold USD 10.5 million of fertilisers to Chile and bought USD 5.1 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Australia sold USD 65.2 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Chile and bought USD 22.8 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Australia sold USD 18.8 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Chile and bought USD 1.8 million from it.

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 67 percent in 2023, and 62 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 1 thousand people born in Australia lived in Chile, and 36 thousand people born in Chile lived in Australia.

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