Chile — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Chile, 1971–2025.
Inflation for Chile was 4.21% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 504.74% in 1974. The lowest was 0.35% in 2009 (about 11.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.85% per year.
Chile ranks 55 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 29%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Chile sits above it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 99% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 3%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 9 of 33 economies; Paraguay (4.04%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 354% in 1973. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1972; grown tenfold by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 3rd of 95 in 1971 → 10th of 106 in 1980 → 22nd of 131 in 1990 → 75th of 163 in 2000 → 148th of 186 in 2010 → 65th of 178 in 2020 → 46th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -3.3 pp |
| 2023 | 7.58% | -4.1 pp |
| 2022 | 11.64% | +7.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.52% | +1.5 pp |
| 2020 | 3.05% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 2.18% | -1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 3.79% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 4.35% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.72% | +2.9 pp |
| 2013 | 1.79% | -1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 3.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.34% | +1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 1.41% | +1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.35% | -8.4 pp |
| 2008 | 8.72% | +4.3 pp |
| 2007 | 4.41% | +1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.39% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.05% | +2.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.05% | -1.8 pp |
| 2003 | 2.81% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 2.49% | -1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.57% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.84% | +0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 3.34% | -1.8 pp |
| 1998 | 5.11% | -1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 6.13% | -1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 7.36% | -0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 8.23% | -3.2 pp |
| 1994 | 11.44% | -1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 12.73% | -2.7 pp |
| 1992 | 15.43% | -6.4 pp |
| 1991 | 21.78% | -4.3 pp |
| 1990 | 26.04% | +9.0 pp |
| 1989 | 17.03% | +2.3 pp |
| 1988 | 14.68% | -5.2 pp |
| 1987 | 19.88% | +0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 19.48% | -11.2 pp |
| 1985 | 30.7% | +10.8 pp |
| 1984 | 19.86% | -7.4 pp |
| 1983 | 27.26% | +17.3 pp |
| 1982 | 9.94% | -9.7 pp |
| 1981 | 19.69% | -15.5 pp |
| 1980 | 35.14% | +1.7 pp |
| 1979 | 33.39% | -6.7 pp |
| 1978 | 40.09% | -51.9 pp |
| 1977 | 91.95% | -120.0 pp |
| 1976 | 211.92% | -162.8 pp |
| 1975 | 374.74% | -130.0 pp |
| 1974 | 504.74% | +151.9 pp |
| 1973 | 352.81% | +275.0 pp |
| 1972 | 77.8% | +57.7 pp |
| 1971 | 20.05% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chile’s Inflation in 1972?
77.8% (1972). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -79.0% in total — about 2.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 4.21%; 2024: 4.3%; 2023: 7.58%; 2022: 11.64%; 2021: 4.52%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.