October 2011
Chile
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  17 114 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  203 443 Merchandise  40 46
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  257 461 excluding intra-EU trade 27 28
Current account balance (million US$, 2010)  3 802 Commercial services 50 50
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  8 001 excluding intra-EU trade 32 33
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   76.1
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   117 3 -2 5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   110 2 -6 0
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   154 9 -14 26
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.376
Trade Policy Review 7, 9 October 2009 Import duties collected (%, 2000-2002)
GPA accession  Observer in total tax revenue 6.3
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 3.8
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   5
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 19 - 14
All goods   25.1   6.0 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 0
Agricultural goods (AOA)   26.0   6.0 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   25.0   6.0 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 10 - 13
in agricultural goods (AOA)   0.0 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 2 - 3
in non-agricultural goods   0.2 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 1
Services sectors with GATS commitments   42 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 1
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  71 028 11 -18 32
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  58 956 12 -31 38
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.47 Share in world total imports  0.38
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   21.8 Agricultural products 7.6
Fuels and mining products   64.2 Fuels and mining products 21.4
Manufactures   10.0 Manufactures 60.1
  By main destination   By main origin
1. China   23.2 1. United States   16.8
2. European Union (27)   18.0 2. European Union (27)   15.5
3. United States   11.3 3. China   11.8
4. Japan   9.2 4. Argentina   10.9
5. Korea, Republic of   5.8 5. Brazil   6.7
    Unspecified destinations     3.4       Unspecified origins     10.8
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  10 685   9 -20 25
Commercial services imports (million US$)  11 568   9 -15 17
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.29   Share in world total imports 0.33
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   60.5   Transportation 57.6
Travel   15.3   Travel 16.5
Other commercial services   24.2   Other commercial services 25.9
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008 Trademark registrations by office, 2008
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  130  1 268  1 398  20 934  13 227 ...  34 161
                         
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2009.