Chile

Country in Americas

In brief

GDP: $357.4B (2025). World rank 45 of 210; in Americas, 7 of 45. Remittances received, share of GDP: 0% (2025). World rank 173 of 178; in Americas, 37 of 38. Gini index (0 = full equality): 43 (2024). World rank 102 of 116 (1 = best); in Americas, 12 of 20. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $242.5B → $357.4B, GDP per person $13,434 → $17,995, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $22,468 → $37,774. Better than all its neighbours (Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and living on under $3 a day. Worse than all its neighbours (Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru): unemployment, youth unemployment, and Gini index (0 = full equality).

Size and growth

GDP: $357.4B 2025
GDP per person: $17,995 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $37,774 2025
GDP growth per year: +2.5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): High income
Gross national income per person: $16,960 2025
Inflation: +4.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 48 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 3.5% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 31.4% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 55.5% 2025
Unemployment: 9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 21.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 52.9% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 34.6% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 30.4% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -1.2% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +4.1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 18.3% 2024
Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 43 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 0.4% 2024