Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Chile: the economy in numbers
Per person: $17,995, or $37,774 at purchasing power parity. Population: 19.9 million (2025).
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #45 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +0.6%.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $45.9 billion in 1960, $357 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $5,627 per person in 1960, $17,995 in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 2.0% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 8 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 2.52 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 504.7% in 1974. Years with inflation above 100%: 4. The chart cuts the scale at 100%; “Full scale” shows everything.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1991: 41.8% of GDP in 2024. IMF forecast for 2031: 49.0%.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $487 billion, or 136.2% of GDP.
Population
1960: 8.15 million · 2025: 19.9 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 5.2% · 2025: 9.0%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 57.2 years · 2024: 81.4 years.
Exports of goods and services
1960: 12.7% · 2025: 34.6%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 2.3%f | 3.0%f | 49.0%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 2.3%f | 3.0%f | 48.1%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 2.3%f | 3.0%f | 47.2%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 2.4%f | 3.0%f | 46.0%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 2.6%f | 3.5%f | 44.5%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 0.6%f | 3.7%f | 42.8%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $357B | $17,995 | $37,774 | 2.5% | 4.2% | 41.5% | 19.9M | 9.0% | 136.2% | 34.6% | |
| 2024 | $329B | $16,659 | $36,071 | 2.8% | 4.3% | 41.8% | 19.8M | 8.7% | 79.6% | 81.4 | 33.7% |
| 2023 | $336B | $17,082 | $33,174 | 0.7% | 7.6% | 39.4% | 19.7M | 9.0% | 85.8% | 81.2 | 30.8% |
| 2022 | $301B | $15,399 | $30,919 | 2.1% | 11.6% | 37.9% | 19.6M | 8.2% | 94.7% | 79.2 | 35.6% |
| 2021 | $316B | $16,216 | $29,107 | 11.3% | 4.5% | 36.4% | 19.5M | 9.3% | 82.3% | 78.9 | 32.0% |
| 2020 | $254B | $13,118 | $25,357 | −6.1% | 3.0% | 32.4% | 19.4M | 10.9% | 72.6% | 79.3 | 31.3% |
| 2019 | $278B | $14,497 | $25,614 | 0.6% | 2.6% | 28.3% | 19.2M | 7.5% | 73.2% | 80.3 | 27.9% |
| 2018 | $296B | $15,659 | $25,305 | 4.0% | 2.4% | 25.8% | 18.9M | 7.6% | 85.5% | 80.6 | 28.5% |
| 2017 | $276B | $14,880 | $24,295 | 1.4% | 2.2% | 23.7% | 18.6M | 7.3% | 106.7% | 80.6 | 28.3% |
| 2016 | $249B | $13,650 | $23,257 | 1.8% | 3.8% | 21.1% | 18.3M | 6.9% | 85.2% | 80.3 | 27.9% |
| 2015 | $242B | $13,434 | $22,468 | 2.2% | 4.3% | 17.4% | 18M | 6.6% | 78.5% | 80.0 | 29.2% |
| 2014 | $260B | $14,530 | $22,554 | 1.8% | 4.7% | 15.0% | 17.9M | 6.8% | 89.9% | 79.7 | 33.0% |
| 2013 | $277B | $15,684 | $22,201 | 3.3% | 1.8% | 12.8% | 17.7M | 6.4% | 95.6% | 79.6 | 32.1% |
| 2012 | $267B | $15,242 | $21,366 | 6.2% | 3.0% | 11.9% | 17.5M | 6.8% | 117.3% | 79.2 | 33.8% |
| 2011 | $251B | $14,487 | $20,122 | 6.2% | 3.3% | 11.1% | 17.4M | 7.5% | 107.5% | 79.2 | 37.7% |
| 2010 | $217B | $12,633 | $17,918 | 5.9% | 1.4% | 8.6% | 17.2M | 8.5% | 157.5% | 79.1 | 37.9% |
| 2009 | $172B | $10,099 | $15,951 | −1.1% | 0.4% | 5.8% | 17M | 11.3% | 134.3% | 78.9 | 37.1% |
| 2008 | $180B | $10,683 | $16,376 | 3.8% | 8.7% | 4.9% | 16.8M | 9.3% | 73.3% | 78.8 | 41.2% |
| 2007 | $172B | $10,346 | $16,698 | 5.2% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 16.7M | 8.4% | 123.4% | 78.7 | 45.1% |
| 2006 | $154B | $9,319 | $15,511 | 6.0% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 16.5M | 9.0% | 113.4% | 78.5 | 43.9% |
| 2005 | $122B | $7,480 | $12,550 | 5.8% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 16.3M | 9.3% | 111.6% | 78.5 | 40.2% |
| 2004 | $99.1B | $6,121 | $11,612 | 6.7% | 1.1% | 10.3% | 16.2M | 10.2% | 118.0% | 78.3 | 39.7% |
| 2003 | $76.5B | $4,773 | $10,708 | 4.7% | 2.8% | 12.6% | 16M | 9.8% | 113.1% | 77.9 | 35.1% |
| 2002 | $70.3B | $4,431 | $10,133 | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15.0% | 15.9M | 10.2% | 70.9% | 77.8 | 32.3% |
| 2001 | $71.6B | $4,564 | $9,776 | 3.2% | 3.6% | 14.3% | 15.7M | 10.4% | 78.7% | 77.6 | 31.8% |
| 2000 | $78.3B | $5,053 | $9,376 | 5.0% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 15.5M | 10.5% | 77.1% | 77.1 | 30.1% |
| 1999 | $75.6B | $4,934 | $8,839 | −0.3% | 3.3% | 13.3% | 15.3M | 11.2% | 90.3% | 76.7 | 28.3% |
| 1998 | $82B | $5,420 | $8,850 | 4.2% | 5.1% | 12.1% | 15.1M | 7.3% | 63.3% | 76.3 | 25.1% |
| 1997 | $85.7B | $5,742 | $8,510 | 7.4% | 6.1% | 12.8% | 14.9M | 7.1% | 84.0% | 75.8 | 25.9% |
| 1996 | $78.6B | $5,334 | $7,895 | 7.1% | 7.4% | 14.6% | 14.7M | 7.4% | 83.9% | 75.6 | 26.0% |
| 1995 | $73.8B | $5,081 | $7,232 | 9.3% | 8.2% | 17.3% | 14.5M | 4.7% | 98.8% | 75.3 | 28.5% |
| 1994 | $57.4B | $4,012 | $6,476 | 5.1% | 11.4% | 22.6% | 14.3M | 5.9% | 118.5% | 75.0 | 27.3% |
| 1993 | $49.9B | $3,541 | $6,061 | 6.7% | 12.7% | 28.1% | 14.1M | 4.5% | 89.8% | 74.7 | 25.5% |
| 1992 | $46.5B | $3,352 | $5,563 | 11.5% | 15.4% | 30.5% | 13.9M | 4.3% | 69.3% | 74.4 | 28.6% |
| 1991 | $38.2B | $2,798 | $4,886 | 7.8% | 21.8% | 37.1% | 13.7M | 5.2% | 73.6% | 74.1 | 31.0% |
| 1990 | $33.4B | $2,488 | $4,444 | 3.6% | 26.0% | 13.4M | 73.7 | 32.2% | |||
| 1989 | $30.1B | $2,278 | 10.4% | 17.0% | 13.2M | 73.2 | 33.5% | ||||
| 1988 | $26.2B | $2,014 | 7.4% | 14.7% | 13M | 72.8 | 32.3% | ||||
| 1987 | $22.6B | $1,767 | 6.7% | 19.9% | 12.8M | 72.5 | 27.9% | ||||
| 1986 | $19.2B | $1,525 | 5.4% | 19.5% | 12.6M | 72.1 | 26.9% | ||||
| 1985 | $17.9B | $1,447 | 3.6% | 30.7% | 12.4M | 71.6 | 25.9% | ||||
| 1984 | $20B | $1,636 | 4.0% | 19.9% | 12.2M | 71.2 | 22.5% | ||||
| 1983 | $20.6B | $1,715 | −4.9% | 27.3% | 12M | 70.8 | 23.1% | ||||
| 1982 | $19.7B | $1,663 | −11.5% | 9.9% | 11.9M | 70.3 | 18.4% | ||||
| 1981 | $35.2B | $3,012 | 6.7% | 19.7% | 11.7M | 69.8 | 15.2% | ||||
| 1980 | $29.6B | $2,571 | 8.2% | 35.1% | 11.5M | 69.5 | 21.3% | ||||
| 1979 | $22.2B | $1,962 | 8.4% | 33.4% | 11.3M | 68.9 | 21.7% | ||||
| 1978 | $16.4B | $1,465 | 8.0% | 40.1% | 11.2M | 68.0 | 19.4% | ||||
| 1977 | $14.3B | $1,297 | 11.1% | 92.0% | 11M | 67.5 | 19.3% | ||||
| 1976 | $10.5B | $971 | 3.6% | 211.9% | 10.8M | 66.8 | 23.5% | ||||
| 1975 | $7.81B | $732 | −12.3% | 374.7% | 10.7M | 66.0 | 23.5% | ||||
| 1974 | $16.6B | $1,579 | 1.2% | 504.7% | 10.5M | 65.1 | 19.1% | ||||
| 1973 | $17.2B | $1,667 | −5.0% | 352.8% | 10.3M | 64.4 | 13.0% | ||||
| 1972 | $12.1B | $1,185 | −0.7% | 77.8% | 10.2M | 63.7 | 9.4% | ||||
| 1971 | $11B | $1,099 | 9.6% | 20.1% | 10M | 63.1 | 10.7% | ||||
| 1970 | $9.26B | $941 | 1.7% | 9.85M | 62.6 | 14.2% | |||||
| 1969 | $8.46B | $874 | 4.1% | 9.68M | 62.3 | 15.9% | |||||
| 1968 | $7.29B | $766 | 3.6% | 9.51M | 61.7 | 13.5% | |||||
| 1967 | $7.15B | $764 | 3.6% | 9.35M | 61.1 | 13.9% | |||||
| 1966 | $7.26B | $790 | 11.5% | 9.18M | 60.4 | 14.2% | |||||
| 1965 | $6.18B | $686 | 0.7% | 9.01M | 59.5 | 13.1% | |||||
| 1964 | $6.07B | $686 | 2.5% | 8.84M | 58.8 | 12.0% | |||||
| 1963 | $5.7B | $658 | 5.7% | 8.67M | 58.3 | 12.1% | |||||
| 1962 | $5.77B | $679 | 3.9% | 8.5M | 57.8 | 11.1% | |||||
| 1961 | $4.95B | $594 | 5.5% | 8.32M | 57.3 | 11.1% | |||||
| 1960 | $4.21B | $516 | 8.15M | 57.2 | 12.7% |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Martin (French part) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands · Uruguay · Venezuela
Rankings
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)