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Brazil and Chile

First country

Second country

In 2025, Brazil sold USD 7.21 billion of goods to Chile and bought USD 4.76 billion from it. The DESTA database lists 7 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Brazil Chile (2022). Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 92 percent in 2023, and 88 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 19 thousand people born in Brazil lived in Chile, and 17 thousand people born in Chile lived in Brazil.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils grew 56 percent, from USD 1.23 billion in 2019 to USD 1.93 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 63 percent, from USD 1.26 billion in 2019 to USD 2.05 billion in 2025.
  • BothTrade in agricultural and food products runs both ways in similar amounts: Brazil sold USD 1.93 billion and Chile sold USD 1.62 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Brazil sold USD 1.92 billion of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 6.2 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Chile sold USD 2.05 billion of critical minerals and metals, and Brazil sold almost none.
  • BothTwo-way trade in fertilisers fell 53 percent, from USD 80.6 million in 2019 to USD 38.1 million in 2025.

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); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 12.0 billion
2025, as reported by Brazil
Brazil to Chile
USD 7.21 billion
2025, as reported by Brazil
Chile to Brazil
USD 4.76 billion
2025, as reported by Brazil

What connects Brazil and Chile

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Brazil sold USD 7.21 billion of goods to Chile and bought USD 4.76 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, Brazil sold USD 1.92 billion of mineral fuels and oils to Chile and bought USD 6.2 million from it.Critical mineralsIn 2025, Chile sold USD 2.05 billion of critical minerals and metals to Brazil.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Brazil sold USD 1.93 billion of agricultural and food products to Chile and bought USD 1.62 billion from it.FertiliserIn 2025, Brazil sold USD 4.0 million of fertilisers to Chile and bought USD 34.1 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Brazil sold USD 1.67 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Chile and bought USD 106 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Brazil sold USD 277 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Chile and bought USD 10.4 million from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, Brazil sold USD 41.2 million of pharmaceutical products to Chile.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 7 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Brazil Chile (2022).Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 92 percent in 2023, and 88 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 19 thousand people born in Brazil lived in Chile, and 17 thousand people born in Chile lived in Brazil.

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