Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Chile: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 4.2% (2025), 52nd of 180 in the world and 9th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 6.8% (2025), 42nd of 209 in the world and 9th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 4.2% (2018), 129th of 136 in the world and 31st of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Chile in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 4.2%2025 | 52/180 | 9/31 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 3.0% | −0.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 6.8%2025 | 42/209 | 9/40 | 4.6% | 8.9% | 9.7% | +1.8 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 4.2%2018 | 129/136 | 31/31 | 14.8% | 4.8% | 4.2%2018 | −9.1 ppsince 2008 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 2.5%2018 | 95/136 | 25/31 | 9.8% | -3.8% | 2.5%2018 | −10.4 ppsince 2008 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 951.332025 | 27/210 | 4/39 | 539.59 | 510.25 | 792.73 | +45%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 18.3%2024 | 59/142 | 4/20 | 16.1% | 17.5% | 16.2% | +1.2 ppsince 2014 | 14.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 21.9%2024 | 87/142 | 11/20 | 20.8% | 21.6% | 19.9% | +1.2 ppsince 2014 | 22.8% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 24.6%2023 | 81/142 | 10/20 | 20.1% | 20.2% | 26.2% | +4.4 ppsince 2013 | 27.6% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 102.1%2025 | 22/169 | 1/31 | 73.1%2001 | 99.5% | 123.5% | −6.6 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 69.4%2025 | 56/146 | 11/31 | 51.6% | 67.2% | 93.5% | −15.0 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.22025 | 88/165 | 17/32 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | −23%since 2015 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.52%2025 | 88/156 | 4/22 | 2.69% | 2.25% | 2.07% | −0.4 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−0.1 pp4.2% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports−23%4.2 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Chile and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Chile. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Chile | Argentina | Peru | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.2%2025 | 219.9%2024 | 1.5%2025 | 19.5%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 6.8%2025 | 39.1%2025 | 5.4%2025 | 19.9%2025 |
| Lending rate | 4.2%2018 | 46.0%2025 | 12.6%2022 | 10.2%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 2.5%2018 | 5.0%2025 | 7.7%2022 | -8.1%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 951.332025 | 1,240.852025 | 3.572025 | 6.912025 |
| Tax revenue | 18.3%2024 | 10.4%2024 | 15.9%2021 | 17.0%2007 |
| Government revenue | 21.9%2024 | 16.9%2024 | 20.7%2021 | 23.3%2007 |
| Government expense | 24.6%2023 | 21.0%2023 | 22.8%2021 | 21.8%2007 |
| Private credit | 102.1%2025 | 17.6%2025 | 39.6%2024 | 51.8%2025 |