The European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) is integrated by Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Iceland, and with European Union constitutes the Economic European Space where operates the free movement of goods, services, capitals and people. EFTA has a US$ 400 millions thousands GDP and the highest per capita income of all the existing economic associations: US$ 34 thousands. It keeps an stressed dynamic activity, 3% growth, 1% inflation and also a low unemployment rate of 3%.

The EFTA economies are very open, since they carry out a foreign trade of US$ 313 thousand millions. Their imports go over US$145 thousand millions. At least two thirds of their exchanges are aimed at the EU, while a 6% is carried out with Latin America.

At present, EFTA has signed International Economic Agreements with the European Union and all potential EU members, as well as with some Mediterranean countries and Mexico. Also, there re ongoing agreement negotiations with Canada, other Mediterranean nations and Chile.

An agreement with EFTA offers Chile s foreign trade as well as EFTA Members investments in our country a significant potential expansion and diversification.

» Text of the Agreement