Fecha: 3 febrero, 2026
See Asia Pacific Economic Profiles 2025
We are pleased to share the Asia-Pacific Economic Profiles, a flagship publication of the Chile Pacific Foundation in partnership with the Undersecretariat for International Economic Affairs (SUBREI) of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On this occasion, we delve into the enormous potential of the digital economy for Chile, examining the public policies, governance models, and experiences of a selection of countries in the Pacific Basin that have excelled in their development and incorporation into the movements of their respective economies in general.
Digital commerce has established itself as one of the most transformative forces of the 21st century. Global exports of digitally delivered services reached US$4.64 trillion in 2024, accounting for no less than 14.5% of world trade. In this context, Asia-Pacific emerges as the global leader, with 22.9% of these exports and annual growth of 11%.
Through four case studies, as well as a substantial analysis of our country, the 2025 Economic Profiles show that digital trade is not only an opportunity for growth, but a structural condition for competitiveness in the 21st century.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Profiles 2025 delve into the cases of Singapore, with its value in institutional architecture (customs, banks, and logistics functioning as a single interconnected system); the Republic of Korea, which solved the most difficult problem of bringing SMEs into global digital commerce, with 55% of its small businesses operating in e-commerce; China, where the state guides digital development as an industrial policy; and Australia, which projects global influence through the consistency and reliability of its regulatory frameworks.
Chile has built a solid foundation through agreements such as DEPA—the first international agreement focused exclusively on the digital economy—CPTPP, and its updated regulatory framework, which in recent years has incorporated laws on personal data protection, cybersecurity, and fintech. Exports of national ICT services reached US$977 million in 2024, with growth of 17%, while domestic e-commerce already accounts for 3.7% of GDP. The challenge is to turn these advances into a comprehensive strategy that combines trade liberalization, productive transformation, and digital inclusion, positioning the country as a technological bridge between Latin America and the markets of Asia and Oceania.
