Mining in Chile in numbers
Chile's mining drawn as one poster: number 1 in copper with 23% of world output, top three for 3 minerals, mineral rents 16.2% of GDP. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.
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The numbers
The figures on the poster, with their sources. Production shares are USGS estimates, economic indicators are World Bank data, trade values are CEPII BACI customs data.
- Mineral rents, % of GDP, 2021
- 16.2% World Bank World Development Indicators
- Ores and metals, % of merchandise exports, 2025
- 58.6% World Bank World Development Indicators
- Minerals where it is a top-three producer
- 3: Copper (#1), Lithium (#3), Molybdenum (#2) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- Rule of law (WGI estimate), 2025
- +0.68 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
- GDP, current US$, 2025
- $357 billion World Bank World Development Indicators
- Largest world share
- Copper: 23% of world mine output (#1), 5.3 Mt USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- Political stability (WGI estimate), 2025
- +0.17 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
- Control of corruption (WGI estimate), 2025
- +1.10 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
- Regulatory quality (WGI estimate), 2025
- +0.64 World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
- Copper mine output, 2020 → 2025
- 5.7 Mt → 5.3 Mt USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- Lithium mine output, 2020 → 2025
- 22 kt → 56 kt USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
- Largest mineral export flow, 2024
- Copper (ore) to China, $21 bn CEPII BACI trade database
Sources
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · World Bank World Development Indicators · World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators · CEPII BACI trade database. Figures are rounded.