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General profile: Chile

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
19.765 Millions
943.737 CLP/US$
328 797 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 743 532 km²
..
2.20 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+6.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
41 267
71 109
62 035
99 164
Merchandise imports
32 735
59 207
62 388
84 261
Merchandise trade balance
8 532
11 901
-353
14 903
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %13 %13 %56 %56 %5 %5 %23 %23 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
37 82115 2508 4885 0604 67037 82115 2508 4885 0604 670
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
6 659
10 199
8 557
(e) 11 744
Services imports
7 883
13 167
14 128
(e) 20 456
Services trade balance
-1 225
-2 968
-5 571
(e) -8 712
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
65.8
63.4
37.9
(e) 34.9
Travel
15.3
15.4
29.2
(e) 25.5
Other services
(e) 18.9
(e) 21.2
(e) 32.9
(e) 39.6
TRADE INDICES
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1431291271421281121161131041001041061051101048585101911351281241371221091111141041001031061091171159591107103
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
122 315
217 105
242 497
328 797
GDP per capita, current US$
7 482
12 636
13 436
16 636
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.84
5.85
2.15
2.20
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.91
0.90
-2.73
-1.48
Exchange rate (/US$)
559.768
510.249
654.124
943.737
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
60.615.123.031.129.860.615.123.031.129.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.7 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
7 096.89
15 033.19
19 764.10
11 360.22
FDI outflows
2 135.15
8 474.22
17 848.95
2 430.72
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
0.03
0.02
0.03
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
100.197.185.266.566.269.469.966.564.659.060.671.172.070.962.311 36017 75817 51412 62711 29214 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
2024
Balance, % of GDP
8.37
6.15
-0.82
(e) 3.75
Balance, % of imports
26.60
19.55
-2.75
(e) 12.50
Normalized balance
0.117
0.089
-0.014
(e) 0.059
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
6460756458575856565965656872696781767371
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 88%Urban 88%Rural 12%Rural 12%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.042 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 143
1 096
977
980
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
3 157 758
3 956 842
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.53
0.39
0.40
0.29
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
7.76
7.78
7.96
6.40
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.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
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: 02 December 2025