Table 4.22
Iron Exports by Destination by Value
Unit: US$ million FOB · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2002 to 2025
| Series | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXPORTS BY CONTINENT (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 29.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.8 |
| America | 7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 20.5 | 32.8 | 18 | 20.3 | 43.7 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 32.4 | 19.9 | 25.5 | 13.8 | 32.6 | 21.7 | 18.6 | 13.8 | 18.4 |
| Asia | 131.4 | 128 | 150.8 | 288.8 | 310.9 | 376.8 | 560.7 | 516.1 | 1,161.7 | 1,566 | 1,323.1 | 1,362.7 | 1,077.5 | 654.3 | 843.7 | 966.2 | 935.3 | 583.3 | 1,666.6 | 2,205.7 | 1,567.7 | 1,697.1 | 1,408.4 | 1,189.9 |
| Europe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 |
| Oceania | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0 | 4.7 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 |
| EXPORTS BY COUNTRY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 26.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina | 0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0 | 4.7 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.9 | 115.3 | 124.4 | 42.4 | 49.3 | 66.2 | 75.1 | 8 | 0 | 68.2 | 83.6 | 153.3 | 195 | 161.2 |
| China | 27.6 | 37.5 | 36.2 | 60.5 | 108 | 162.2 | 244.2 | 358.7 | 775.8 | 1,168.5 | 1,031.8 | 1,013 | 812.3 | 460.8 | 593.2 | 616.7 | 614.4 | 552.2 | 1,606.5 | 1,990.1 | 1,179.8 | 1,364.3 | 1,021.3 | 965.4 |
| South Korea | 29.3 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 58.3 | 34.8 | 0 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 | 62 | 70.5 | 97.9 | 70.1 | 0 | 42.5 | 82.2 | 231.2 | 145.5 | 143.5 | 48.3 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.8 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 18 | 15.5 | 43.7 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 20.5 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 32.6 | 21.7 | 18.6 | 13.8 | 18.4 |
| Indonesia | 17.5 | 18.3 | 34.5 | 69.6 | 45.3 | 80.8 | 76.8 | 60.9 | 126.7 | 133.4 | 25 | 94 | 0 | 14.5 | 0 | 36.8 | 10.2 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 49 | 29.8 | 35.6 | 60.4 | 77.7 | 88.6 | 142.4 | 58.1 | 170.3 | 264 | 163.4 | 140.4 | 105.1 | 74.5 | 130.8 | 148.5 | 165.5 | 4.2 | 17 | 65.3 | 49.2 | 33.9 | 48.5 | 15 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 24.1 | 27.9 | 40.1 | 45 | 45.2 | 85 | 23.9 | 64.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peru | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 17.9 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 |
| Others | < 0,1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0.9 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 |
| TOTAL | 139.2 | 137.4 | 161 | 308.3 | 327.8 | 402 | 593.5 | 534 | 1,182.1 | 1,609.6 | 1,338.6 | 1,375.1 | 1,086.2 | 664.9 | 848.4 | 998.5 | 963.9 | 640.3 | 1,698.8 | 2,238.3 | 1,594.1 | 1,715.7 | 1,422.1 | 1,288.1 |
Notes of the table
- (1) El valor corresponde al valor FOB declarado en el Documento Único de Salida. / The value corresponds to the FOB value declared in the Single Exit Document (DUS).
- (2) Incluye minerales de hierro sin aglomerar, minerales de hierro aglomerados y piritas de hierro tostadas. / Includes non-agglomerated iron ores, agglomerated iron ores and roasted iron pyrites.
- (3) Los totales por continente pueden no coincidir exactamente con los totales por país, debido a la existencia de exportaciones cuyo destino no se encuentra asignado. Estas exportaciones no pueden clasificarse por continente; sin embargo, se incluyen en la categoría “Otros” de países. / Totals by continent may not exactly match totals by country due to the existence of exports with unassigned destinations. These exports cannot be classified by continent; however, they are included in the “Others” category under countries.
Source stated in the table
Elaborado por COCHILCO a partir del registro de exportaciones por código arancelario del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile. / Prepared by COCHILCO based on export records by tariff code from the National Customs Service of Chile.
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.