Economy of Chile

Economy of Chile
The Santiago neighborhood nicknamed "Sanhattan"
CurrencyChilean peso (CLP)
calendar year
Trade organizations
WTO, CPTPP, APEC, OECD, Mercosur (associate), CAN (associate)
Country group
Statistics
PopulationIncrease 19,629,590 (2022)[3]
GDP
  • Increase $350 billion (nominal, 2024)[4]
  • Increase $623 billion (PPP, 2024)[4]
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • Increase 2.4% (2022)[5]
  • Decrease -1.0% (2023f)[5]
  • Increase 1.9% (2024f)[5]
GDP per capita
  • Increase $16,616 (nominal, 2024)[4]
  • Increase $31,005 (PPP, 2024)[4]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
3.045% (2020)[7]
Population below poverty line
Positive decrease 6.2% (2022)[8]
44.4 medium (2017, World Bank)[9]
Labor force
  • Decrease 9,847,754 (2023)[11]
  • Increase 56% employment rate (2023)[12]
Labor force by occupation
Unemployment
  • Positive decrease 7.2% (2022)[13]
  • Negative increase 6.9% (September 2019)[14]
  • Negative increase 18.9% youth unemployment rate (August 2019)[15]
Average gross salary
CLP 957,741 / $1,082 monthly[16] (2022)
CLP 890,699 / $1,006 monthly[17][18] (2022)
Main industries
copper, lithium, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles
External
ExportsIncrease $104.5 billion (2023)[19]
Export goods
  • copper: 53.6%
  • grapes and other produce: 8.4%
  • chemicals: 5.0%
  • fish and seafood: 4.5%
  • paper and pulp: 3.3%
  • wine: 2.4%
  • lumber: 2.2%
  • gold: 2.1%
  • (2014)[20]
Main export partners
ImportsDecrease $100 billion (2023)[21]
Import goods
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • Increase $206.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6]
  • Increase Abroad: $95.37 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6]
Increase 1.33% (of GDP) (2020)[22]
Negative increase $183.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6]
Public finances
Negative increase 43.8% of GDP (2020)[23]
−2.8% (of GDP) (2020)[24]
Revenues57.75 billion (2017 est.)[6]
Expenses65.38 billion (2017 est.)[6]
  • AA- (Standard & Poor's)
  • Aa3 (Moody's)
  • A+ (Fitch Ratings)[25]
Decrease $39.166 billion (2020)[26]
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Chile operates as a market economy and is classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank.[27] It is recognized as one of the most prosperous countries in South America,[28] leading the region in areas such as competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, economic freedom, and low levels of perceived corruption.[29] Despite its prosperity, Chile experiences significant economic inequality, as reflected by its Gini index,[30] though this is close to the regional average.[31] Among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, Chile has a robust social security system, with social welfare expenditures amounting to approximately 19.6% of GDP.[32][33][34]

In 2006, Chile achieved the highest nominal GDP per capita in Latin America.[35] In May 2010, it became the first South American nation to join the OECD.[36] However, tax revenues, which were 20.2% of GDP in 2013, remained the second lowest among the 34 OECD countries, having been the lowest in 2010.[37] Chile's inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (HDI) was 0.704, compared to 0.747 for Argentina, 0.720 for Uruguay, and 0.577 for Brazil.[10] As of 2017, only 0.7% of Chile's population lived on less than $1.90 per day.[38] According to statistics of the Chilean government, 20.9% of the population continues to be affected by multidimensional poverty.[39]

The Global Competitiveness Report for 2009–2010 ranked Chile as the 30th most competitive country in the world and the highest-ranked in Latin America, significantly outperforming Brazil (56th), Mexico (60th), and Argentina (85th); however, Chile has since fallen out of the top 30.[35] According to the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index, Chile was ranked 34th globally in 2014, 41st in 2015, and 48th in 2016.[40] Chile’s privatized national pension system, known as the Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP), contributed to a domestic savings rate of about 21% of GDP.[41] In 2023, in response to an economic slowdown, Chile introduced a temporary basic income program aimed at supporting families through transfer payments as part of an expansionary fiscal policy.[42]

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