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Chile

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 7.6%
Current prices2025
355USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.9%
Current prices2025
17,735USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.4 pp
Annual change2025
2.3%
Inflation▲ 0.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
4.2%
Unemployment▲ 0.1 pp
Rate2025
8.5%
Government debt▲ 0.1 pp
General government, gross2025
41.8% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.8 pp
Balance2025
-2.3% of GDP
Population▲ 0.7%
Total2025
20.04million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-6.10.011.31995: 8.9%1996: 5.0%1997: 7.4%1998: 4.2%1999: -0.3%2000: 5.0%2001: 3.2%2002: 3.2%2003: 4.7%2004: 6.7%2005: 5.8%2006: 6.1%2007: 5.2%2008: 3.8%2009: -1.1%2010: 5.9%2011: 6.2%2012: 6.2%2013: 3.3%2014: 1.8%2015: 2.2%2016: 1.8%2017: 1.4%2018: 4.0%2019: 0.6%2020: -6.1%2021: 11.3%2022: 2.2%2023: 0.5%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.3%2026: 2.4% (IMF projection)2027: 2.6% (IMF projection)2028: 2.3% (IMF projection)2029: 2.3% (IMF projection)2030: 2.3% (IMF projection)2031: 2.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.011.61995: 8.2%1996: 7.4%1997: 6.1%1998: 5.1%1999: 3.3%2000: 3.8%2001: 3.6%2002: 2.5%2003: 2.8%2004: 1.1%2005: 3.1%2006: 3.4%2007: 4.4%2008: 8.7%2009: 1.5%2010: 1.4%2011: 3.3%2012: 3.0%2013: 1.8%2014: 4.7%2015: 4.3%2016: 3.8%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.3%2020: 3.0%2021: 4.5%2022: 11.6%2023: 7.6%2024: 3.9%2025: 4.2%2026: 2.9% (IMF projection)2027: 3.3% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %11.32.20.52.62.32.42.62.32.32.3
Inflation, average consumer prices %4.511.67.63.94.22.93.33.03.03.0
Unemployment rate %8.97.98.78.58.58.17.67.47.37.3
GDP, current prices USD bn315301336330355408434455476497
GDP per capita, current prices USD16,26515,38516,98816,59017,73520,24021,43222,36823,29024,244
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD29,18531,62432,67334,11435,64937,33638,94240,32341,82643,414
General government gross debt % of GDP36.437.939.441.741.842.544.445.546.848.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.51.4-2.3-2.8-2.8-2.5-1.9-1.8-2.0-2.0
Current account balance % of GDP-7.3-8.8-3.1-1.5-2.3-0.8-1.8-1.9-1.9-2.1
Population million19.3919.5819.7619.9020.0420.1520.2520.3420.4220.49

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.049.22000: 13%2001: 14%2002: 15%2003: 13%2004: 10%2005: 7%2006: 5%2007: 4%2008: 5%2009: 6%2010: 9%2011: 11%2012: 12%2013: 13%2014: 15%2015: 17%2016: 21%2017: 24%2018: 26%2019: 28%2020: 32%2021: 36%2022: 38%2023: 39%2024: 42%2025: 42%2026: 42% (IMF projection)2027: 44% (IMF projection)2028: 46% (IMF projection)2029: 47% (IMF projection)2030: 48% (IMF projection)2031: 49% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-8.80.05.52000: -1.0%2001: -1.4%2002: -0.7%2003: 0.2%2004: 3.3%2005: 1.9%2006: 5.5%2007: 5.1%2008: -4.2%2009: 1.4%2010: 0.9%2011: -4.9%2012: -5.3%2013: -4.8%2014: -3.5%2015: -2.7%2016: -2.6%2017: -2.8%2018: -4.5%2019: -5.2%2020: -1.9%2021: -7.3%2022: -8.8%2023: -3.1%2024: -1.5%2025: -2.3%2026: -0.8% (IMF projection)2027: -1.8% (IMF projection)2028: -1.9% (IMF projection)2029: -1.9% (IMF projection)2030: -2.1% (IMF projection)2031: -2.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19957.037.919.348.1
20053.934.012.851.8
20153.727.910.458.3
20253.531.49.055.5

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method16,960USD2025+20.5%
GNI, Atlas method337USD bn2025+32.6%
Exports of goods and services34.6% of GDP2025+5.4 pp
Imports of goods and services30.4% of GDP2025+0.3 pp
Life expectancy at birth81.4years2024+2.1%
Urban population89.2% of total2025+1.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)