Table 4.26
Non-metallic Minerals Exports by Product Group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boric acid and refined borax | 18.8 | 24.6 | 26.1 | 25.2 | 32.3 | 35.9 | 63.5 | 56.7 | 62.7 | 83.5 | 72.2 | 64.2 | 62.6 | 56 | 55.5 | 57.1 | 46.4 | 41.6 | 50.2 | 53.8 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 82.5 | 84.8 |
| Sulfur and pyrites | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 3 | 5.6 |
| Borates | 8.9 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 10 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 7 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.6 |
| Lime, clinker and cement | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | < 0,1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 9 |
| Lithium carbonates | 56.5 | 65 | 76.7 | 94.9 | 126.9 | 195.8 | 227.6 | 114.2 | 174 | 204.2 | 247 | 225.4 | 230.7 | 257.8 | 499.1 | 694.3 | 952.5 | 767.3 | 614.9 | 1,231.5 | 8,258 | 4,239.7 | 2,325.8 | 1,916.5 |
| Lithium chloride | 0.1 | < 0,1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 11 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 20.1 | 26.4 | 14.1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Potassium chloride | 5.8 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 13.9 | 39.1 | 210.1 | 327.8 | 385 | 508 | 470.1 | 393.7 | 348 | 296 | 251.4 | 169.3 | 98.1 | 110.8 | 238.6 | 476.6 | 103 | 113.8 | 49.2 |
| Lithium ores and other lithium products (2) | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 3 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 14 | 16.4 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 21.5 | 64.1 | 23.7 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 |
| Other potassium salts | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Lithium oxides and hydroxides | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 27.6 | 30.8 | 19.2 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 28.5 | 21.7 | 28 | 27.2 | 66.5 | 99.2 | 96 | 119.1 | 55.8 | 169.9 | 585.2 | 833.4 | 196.7 | 263.2 |
| Salt | 29.3 | 46.6 | 41 | 56 | 43.4 | 33.1 | 70.1 | 122.2 | 113.3 | 150.7 | 102.9 | 119.7 | 174 | 185.1 | 130.8 | 129 | 188.5 | 138.8 | 116.3 | 137.1 | 172.2 | 174.5 | 140.8 | 166.5 |
| Potassium nitrate (potassium saltpeter) | 102.6 | 132.6 | 134.6 | 162.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 364.8 | 308.4 | 316.9 | 239.2 | 268.5 | 328.6 | 358.6 | 257.1 | 295.4 | 404.1 | 541.7 | 245.9 | 334.3 | 306.2 |
| Sodium nitrate (sodium saltpeter) | 25.7 | 31.3 | 33.1 | 37.3 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 86.4 | 68.2 | 103.7 | 80.3 | 137.4 | 70 | 71.7 | 71.8 | 78.8 | 55.5 | 53.7 | 34.7 | 69.9 | 57.6 | 114.3 | 103.8 | 50.9 | 38.8 |
| Potassium sulfate | 23.1 | 21.3 | 29 | 31.8 | 40.8 | 46.9 | 150.5 | 62.1 | 32.1 | 17.1 | 54.6 | 19 | 54.7 | 54.1 | 63.5 | 38.6 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Siliceous earths | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Iodine | 127.9 | 144 | 176.5 | 250.8 | 276.8 | 323.1 | 372.7 | 353.7 | 414.7 | 659.6 | 905.8 | 818 | 660.8 | 478 | 396.4 | 342.2 | 438.9 | 542.4 | 661.5 | 638.3 | 1,652 | 1,331.1 | 1,431.4 | 1,529.3 |
| Iodides and oxyiodides | 9.2 | 16 | 18.3 | 22.7 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 30 | 24.1 | 32.6 | 45.7 | 35.7 | 35.5 | 30.8 | 20.8 | 16 | 14.1 | 24.5 | 19.5 | 31.6 | 39.4 | 59.5 | 69.6 | 66.1 | 48.3 |
| Other industrial minerals (3) | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| TOTAL | 415.4 | 506.4 | 554 | 699.3 | 621.2 | 768.6 | 1,106.4 | 1,057.8 | 1,314.2 | 1,691.3 | 2,509.9 | 2,206.9 | 2,075.4 | 1,784.3 | 1,958 | 2,070.3 | 2,377.7 | 2,059.3 | 2,038.2 | 3,004.9 | 11,986.9 | 7,207.2 | 4,763.2 | 4,426.2 |
Notes of the table
- (1) Los productos corresponden a agrupaciones de códigos arancelarios del Sistema Armonizado (SA), definidos según su principal composición o uso comercial. Las categorías incluyen minerales, productos procesados, sales, subproductos y otros derivados asociados a la minería no metálica. / Products correspond to groupings of Harmonized System (HS) tariff codes, defined according to their main composition or commercial use. Categories include minerals, processed products, salts, by-products and other derivatives associated with non-metallic mining.
- (2) La categoría "Minerales y otros productos de litio" incluye minerales de litio y otros productos minerales de litio no clasificados como carbonatos, óxidos e hidróxidos, o cloruro de litio. / The category "Lithium ores and other lithium products" includes lithium ores and other lithium mineral products not classified as lithium carbonates, lithium oxides and hydroxides, or lithium chloride.
- (3) La categoría "Otros minerales industriales" incluye productos minerales no metálicos que no se clasifican en las categorías específicas definidas en esta tabla. / The category "Other industrial minerals" includes non-metallic mineral products not classified under the specific categories defined in this table.
Source stated in the table
Comisión Chilena del Cobre (COCHILCO), en base a información del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas / Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO), based on information from the National Customs Service
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.