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About

Chile-Japan Trade: In 2022, Chile exported $7.43B to Japan. The main products that Chile exported to Japan were Copper Ore ($3.96B), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($709M), and Molybdenum Ore ($532M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chile to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.18%, from $6.35B in 2017 to $7.43B in 2022.

In 2009, Chile exported services to Japan worth $342M, with Transportation ($342M) being the largest in terms of value.

Japan-Chile Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $2.45B to Chile. The main products that Japan exported to Chile were Refined Petroleum ($773M), Cars ($563M), and Rubber Tires ($171M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Chile have increased at an annualized rate of 3.08%,  from $1.81B in 2017 to $2.45B in 2022.

In 2022, Japan did not export any services to Chile.

Comparison: In 2022,  Chile ranked 74 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.18), and 44 in total exports ($99B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Chile exported $7.43B to Japan. The main products exported from Chile to Japan were Copper Ore ($3.96B), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($709M), and Molybdenum Ore ($532M). During the last 5 years the exports of Chile to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.18%, from $6.35B in 2017 to $7.43B in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $2.45B to Chile. The main products exported from Japan to Chile were Refined Petroleum ($773M), Cars ($563M), and Rubber Tires ($171M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Chile have increased at an annualized rate of 3.08%, from $1.81B in 2022 to $2.45B in 2017.

Exports from Chile (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Chile (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Chile
Top Destination
China$38.5B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

This map shows whether countries import more from Chile or Japan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Chile and Japan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Chile than Japan included Bolivia ($1.21B), Peru ($1.84B), and Paraguay ($509M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Chile included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and Chinese Taipei ($50.1B).

Difference in imports from Japan (Flag) and Chile (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Chile - Japan

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Scale

This chart compares trade between Chile and Japan by product, considering products traded by both, Chile and Japan.

During 2022, Chile had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.55B), Animal Products ($1.35B), and Chemical Products ($595M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Chile in the exports of Transportation ($796M), Mineral Products ($781M), and Machines ($292M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Chile Japan+$45MIron Ore
Top Product Potential Japan Chile+$116MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Chile and Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Chile indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Chile.

Product Space of Chile (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

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