General profile: Chile

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
19.493 Millions
758.955 CLP/US$
314 870 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 743 532 km²
4.52 %
10.70 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+27.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
41 267
71 109
62 035
94 677
Merchandise imports
32 735
59 207
62 388
92 197
Merchandise trade balance
8 532
11 901
-353
2 480
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %11 %11 %62 %62 %5 %5 %20 %20 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
36 72214 9487 2524 8124 58636 72214 9487 2524 8124 586
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
6 992
10 847
9 520
(e) 6 618
Services imports
7 526
12 604
13 095
(e) 15 765
Services trade balance
-534
-1 757
-3 575
(e) -9 147
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
60.9
58.9
33.5
(e) 42.8
Travel
14.3
14.3
26.1
(e) 1.7
Other services
24.7
26.8
40.5
(e) 55.5
TRADE INDICES
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ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+10.7 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
122 965
218 538
243 919
314 870
GDP per capita, current US$
7 602
12 852
13 650
16 153
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.18
5.84
2.30
10.70
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.48
1.40
-2.35
-6.45
Exchange rate (/US$)
559.768
510.249
654.124
758.955
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
59.115.919.831.526.359.115.919.831.526.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+3.9 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
7 096.89
15 033.19
16 684.60
12 719.19
FDI outflows
2 135.15
8 474.22
10 081.42
12 220.16
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
0.03
0.02
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
70.969.469.966.564.659.060.671.172.070.962.312 7199 63715 23110 3484 06412 50316 68524 03021 25732 26222 63415 03314 16615 51812 5727 4267 0977 2414 3342 5504 2004 860FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
8.76
6.47
0.00
(e) 0.44
Balance, % of imports
28.19
20.84
0.00
(e) 1.38
Normalized balance
0.124
0.094
0.000
(e) 0.007
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
6458575755555965646872696681767271
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 88%Urban 88%Rural 12%Rural 12%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.048 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 143
1 096
977
1 015
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
22.88
28.96
36.33
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
3 167 305
3 956 842
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.60
0.41
0.48
0.25
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
7.82
7.87
8.66
9.09
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022