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General profile: Chile

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
19.604 Millions
873.314 CLP/US$
301 061 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 743 532 km²
11.65 %
2.46 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+4.0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
41 267
71 109
62 035
98 549
Merchandise imports
32 735
59 207
62 388
104 529
Merchandise trade balance
8 532
11 901
-353
-5 980
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %20 %20 %50 %50 %5 %5 %22 %22 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
38 44713 5887 4196 0544 51438 44713 5887 4196 0544 514
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
6 659
10 199
8 557
(e) 8 509
Services imports
7 883
13 167
14 128
(e) 22 889
Services trade balance
-1 225
-2 968
-5 571
(e) -14 380
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
65.8
63.4
37.9
(e) 47.2
Travel
15.3
15.4
29.2
(e) 12.0
Other services
(e) 18.9
(e) 21.2
(e) 32.9
(e) 40.7
TRADE INDICES
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1411281121161131041001041061051101048585101916757413534341361221091111141041001031061091171159591107103797057525054
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
122 965
218 538
243 919
301 061
GDP per capita, current US$
7 602
12 852
13 650
15 357
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.18
5.84
2.30
2.46
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.48
1.40
-2.72
-9.00
Exchange rate (/US$)
559.768
510.249
654.124
873.314
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
61.014.425.331.932.561.014.425.331.932.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+3.9 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
7 096.89
15 033.19
19 764.10
19 786.00
FDI outflows
2 135.15
8 474.22
17 848.95
11 696.72
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
0.03
0.02
0.02
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
69.466.566.269.469.966.564.659.060.671.172.070.962.319 78613 19410 83314 40313 0316 69510 52319 76425 56626 30326 70822 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
2022
Balance, % of GDP
8.33
6.11
-0.82
(e) -3.51
Balance, % of imports
26.60
19.55
-2.75
(e) -8.99
Normalized balance
0.117
0.089
-0.014
(e) -0.047
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
756458575856565965646871696681767271
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
88%Urban 88%Rural
12%Rural 12%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.045 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 143
1 096
977
982
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
22.88
28.96
35.40
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
3 157 758
3 956 842
(e) 4 158 260
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.53
0.39
0.40
0.29
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
7.77
7.80
8.34
5.50
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
***
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: 21 December 2023