ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Chile

Latin America & Caribbean. High income. Capital: Santiago. Population 19,859,921 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
15,231 22,888 30,544 1995 2025 30,863
GDP growth (%)
−5.8 2.6 11.0 1995 2025 2.5
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
1.3 6.4 11.5 1995 2025 4.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
75.4 78.3 81.2 1995 2024 81.4

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 30,863 2025 +4,605 +3,045 70 of 199
GDP growth% 2.5% 2025 +8.6 pp +0.3 pp 132 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.0% 2025 +8.9 pp +0.9 pp 117 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 16,960 2025 +4,000 +2,880 74 of 201
Trade% of GDP 65.0% 2025 +6.8 pp +5.6 pp 119 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 4.1% 2025 −0.4 pp −3.3 pp 53 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 13.1% 2000 * −4.1 pp – –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 4.2% 2025 +1.2 pp −0.1 pp 52 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 9.0% 2025 −2.0 pp +2.4 pp 45 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 19,859,921 2025 +489,297 +1,812,296 65 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.5% 2025 −0.4 pp −0.5 pp 136 of 217
Urban population% of total 89.2% 2025 +0.9 pp +1.7 pp 34 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 81.4 2024 +1.0 +1.6 43 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 5.8 2024 −0.2 −1.1 142 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 10.5% 2024 +1.2 pp +2.7 pp 23 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 96.4% 2017 * +0.1 pp – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.9% 2022 −0.5 pp +0.4 pp 57 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 95.6% 2024 +10.6 pp +34.5 pp 25 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 99.0% 2024 −1.0 pp −1.0 pp 135 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 43.0 2024 −4.0 −2.3 13 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.4% 2024 −1.3 pp −0.3 pp 58 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 24.2% 2021 −0.4 pp −4.6 pp 94 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 28,520 +2.0 49,305 23,315 1,156 +1.0% 63% 62%
GDP growth 2.1% +0.1 2.2% 3.2% 4.2 – – –
GDP per person growth 1.0% +0.2 1.7% 2.2% 4.3 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 14,474 +2.3 37,020 12,705 1,085 +1.9% 47% 52%
Trade 61.0% +0.7 100.6% 74.0% 5.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.7% −0.4 2.1% 2.5% 1.6 – – –
Central government debt 14.0% −0.4 – – 2.0 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 4.6% −0.2 2.3% 2.5% 2.9 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 8.2% +0.6 5.1% 6.0% 1.3 – – –
Population 19,076,825 +1.3 2,930,494 3,010,956 605,572 +1.0% 678% 687%
Population growth 1.0% −1.0 0.4% 0.5% 0.5 – – –
Urban population 88.2% +1.9 81.3% 72.0% 0.5 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 80.0 +1.9 81.3 75.7 0.7 – – –
Infant mortality 6.3 −1.1 3.6 12.0 0.4 – – –
Health spending 9.2% +1.8 8.0% 6.8% 0.8 – – –
Government spending on education 5.2% −0.7 4.5% 3.9% 0.4 – – –
Internet users 83.8% +1.2 93.5% 79.9% 9.5 – – –
Access to electricity 99.9% −7.4 100.0% 99.8% 0.1 – – –
Renewable energy 26.8% −1.1 11.4% 12.8% 2.3 – – –

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