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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Chile economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Chile best banks and safest banks are also available.
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USD 39.9 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Intl$ 481.8 billion (2018, estimate)
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
4.9% | 3.6% | -1.6% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 5.3% | 4% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | ||
1.8% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 4% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
0.30% | 0.29% | 0.36% | 0.37% | 0.36% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
0.4% (2016)
OECD, data retrieved October 2019
2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
4.3% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
6.2% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 7% | 6.9% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
17.3% | 21% | 23.5% | 25.6% | 27.5% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-2.1% | -2.7% | -2.6% | -1.5% | -2.2% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: A+
Moody's: A1
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated as of January 24th 2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 212.5 billion | USD 294.7 billion | USD 250.7 billion |
Falabella, AntarChile, BCI-Banco Credito, Quinenco, Empresas CMPC, Cencosud, Latam Airlines, Banco de Chile
-3.1 % (2018 estimate)
28.8% (2018)
0.39% (2018)
0.18% (2018)
Copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
Petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, natural gas
China 27.5%, US 14.5%, Japan 9.3%, South Korea 6.2%, Brazil 5% (2017)
China 23.9%, US 18.1%, Brazil 8.6%, Argentina 4.5%, Germany 4% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 11,942 million |
USD 6,856 million |
USD 7,160 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 6,801 million |
USD 6,175 million |
USD 3,027 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 2,320 million | USD 1,224 million | USD -233 million | USD 1,937 million |
Gas Natural Fenosa Chile SpA, Cia General de Electricidad SA, Chile, USD 3.2 billion
N/A
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
59 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 57 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 41 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 39 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 63 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 94 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 51 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 86 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 73 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 54 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 53 out of 190 countries
33 out of 141 countries
Ranking: 18 / Score: 75.4 (Mostly free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Santiago; note - Valparaiso is the seat of the national legislature
Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2012 est.)
Roman Catholic 66.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, other 3.4%, none 11.5%, unspecified 1.1% (2012 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
13.18 million | 15.34 million | 17.06 million | 17.97 million | 19.46 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
67.8% | 81.2% | 86.1% | 87.6% |
Total population: 96.9%
Male: 97%
Female: 96.7%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
1.8% (last available estimate, 2017)
46.6 (last available estimate, 2017)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Free
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 16%
Mobile: 134.4%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)