Chile — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Chile, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Chile was 2.46% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.50% in 1992. The lowest was -12.27% in 1975 (about -5.0× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.26% per year.
Chile ranks 133 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 63%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Chile sits below it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 79% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 14%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 26 of 40 economies; Brazil (2.29%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1917% in 2000. That is 17% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1966.
World ranking. Slipped: 43rd of 107 in 1961 → 105th of 119 in 1970 → 27th of 152 in 1980 → 83rd of 176 in 1990 → 73rd of 199 in 2000 → 68th of 209 in 2010 → 133rd of 209 in 2020 → 122nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 2.81% | +2.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.68% | -1.4 pp |
| 2022 | 2.06% | -9.3 pp |
| 2021 | 11.34% | +17.5 pp |
| 2020 | -6.14% | -6.8 pp |
| 2019 | 0.64% | -3.3 pp |
| 2018 | 3.99% | +2.6 pp |
| 2017 | 1.36% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 1.75% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 2.15% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 1.79% | -1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 3.31% | -2.8 pp |
| 2012 | 6.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 6.22% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 5.85% | +7.0 pp |
| 2009 | -1.12% | -4.9 pp |
| 2008 | 3.79% | -1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 5.17% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 6.05% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 5.84% | -0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 6.67% | +2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 4.72% | +1.5 pp |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.15% | -1.8 pp |
| 2000 | 4.97% | +5.2 pp |
| 1999 | -0.27% | -4.5 pp |
| 1998 | 4.18% | -3.2 pp |
| 1997 | 7.39% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 7.11% | -2.1 pp |
| 1995 | 9.26% | +4.2 pp |
| 1994 | 5.08% | -1.6 pp |
| 1993 | 6.69% | -4.8 pp |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +3.7 pp |
| 1991 | 7.76% | +4.2 pp |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -6.8 pp |
| 1989 | 10.36% | +3.0 pp |
| 1988 | 7.35% | +0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 6.74% | +1.3 pp |
| 1986 | 5.41% | +1.9 pp |
| 1985 | 3.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 3.98% | +8.9 pp |
| 1983 | -4.94% | +6.6 pp |
| 1982 | -11.5% | -18.2 pp |
| 1981 | 6.72% | -1.5 pp |
| 1980 | 8.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 8.44% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 8.03% | -3.1 pp |
| 1977 | 11.15% | +7.5 pp |
| 1976 | 3.6% | +15.9 pp |
| 1975 | -12.27% | -13.5 pp |
| 1974 | 1.25% | +6.3 pp |
| 1973 | -5.04% | -4.3 pp |
| 1972 | -0.71% | -10.3 pp |
| 1971 | 9.57% | +7.9 pp |
| 1970 | 1.69% | -2.4 pp |
| 1969 | 4.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 3.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 3.59% | -7.9 pp |
| 1966 | 11.46% | +10.8 pp |
| 1965 | 0.67% | -1.8 pp |
| 1964 | 2.46% | -3.2 pp |
| 1963 | 5.69% | +1.8 pp |
| 1962 | 3.93% | -1.6 pp |
| 1961 | 5.52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chile’s GDP growth in 1962?
3.93% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chile’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -55.4% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.46%; 2024: 2.81%; 2023: 0.68%; 2022: 2.06%; 2021: 11.34%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.