External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -4.411 | -4.757 | -3.445 | -2.779 | -2.614 | -2.769 | -4.524 | -5.209 | -1.694 | -6.500 | -8.427 | -5.670 | -5.282 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Chilean Peso |  | 485.984 | 495.282 | 570.636 | 654.322 | 676.540 | 648.677 | 641.896 | 703.308 | 791.715 | 759.820 | 882.188 | 947.500 | 947.500 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar |  | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 70 193 392 335.337 | 72 336 681 166.445 | 72 700 584 589.904 | 70 962 403 464.637 | 71 347 403 131.569 | 70 628 712 203.663 | 74 212 979 707.679 | 72 372 729 091.683 | 71 478 514 341.250 | 70 450 419 312.095 | 71 579 148 714.590 | 73 349 188 434.157 | 75 726 421 263.616 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 73 875 119 681.130 | 75 690 405 778.809 | 73 281 096 829.724 | 72 054 974 306.226 | 72 683 929 662.375 | 73 974 803 679.253 | 79 094 407 093.053 | 77 473 517 922.525 | 71 746 130 377.875 | 82 433 869 112.959 | 85 467 488 618.212 | 84 650 598 170.505 | 86 720 548 451.568 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 77 556 847 026.923 | 79 044 130 391.173 | 73 861 609 069.544 | 73 147 545 147.816 | 74 020 456 193.180 | 77 320 895 154.843 | 83 975 834 478.427 | 82 574 306 753.367 | 72 013 746 414.501 | 94 417 318 913.823 | 99 355 828 521.834 | 95 952 007 906.852 | 97 714 675 639.520 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2018 |  | 0.003 | 0.001 | -0.015 | 0.005 | -0.006 | 0.010 | 0.007 | -0.007 | -0.016 | 0.030 | 0.018 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Chilean Peso, 2018 |  | 51 101 325 049 220.000 | 52 661 655 667 087.000 | 52 926 580 135 189.000 | 51 661 171 017 300.000 | 51 941 453 711 571.000 | 51 418 241 233 943.000 | 54 027 615 317 348.000 | 52 687 898 831 631.000 | 52 036 903 672 323.000 | 51 288 442 648 879.000 | 52 110 166 263 745.500 | 53 398 768 681 299.300 | 55 129 412 314 470.300 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Chilean Peso, 2018 |  | 21 545 495 134 385.000 | 22 149 331 369 281.900 | 23 068 432 117 472.700 | 24 197 732 266 661.500 | 26 046 451 395 297.000 | 27 279 513 212 550.100 | 28 145 784 156 032.800 | 28 273 438 864 146.700 | 27 119 124 274 210.000 | 29 947 151 072 020.600 | 31 169 536 357 098.900 | 31 940 257 021 123.600 | 32 958 062 910 002.200 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Chilean Peso, 2018 |  | 46 560 673 565 002.400 | 47 296 018 656 725.000 | 42 863 467 739 389.000 | 43 754 478 918 252.000 | 41 696 701 162 920.000 | 42 091 781 501 549.000 | 46 075 374 004 279.000 | 46 722 828 644 822.000 | 39 278 239 128 985.500 | 52 325 555 824 674.000 | 54 798 080 812 174.000 | 53 959 061 168 962.100 | 55 032 051 816 259.900 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Chilean Peso |  | 130 141 868 843 590.000 | 137 297 395 203 174.000 | 147 846 096 397 582.000 | 158 553 611 200 998.000 | 168 464 091 858 872.000 | 179 387 330 224 623.000 | 189 616 726 749 976.000 | 195 866 759 925 256.000 | 199 735 012 841 166.000 | 240 419 715 941 832.000 | 263 401 460 922 540.000 | 277 016 939 715 039.000 | 293 931 827 131 504.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 378 029 709 832.222 | 390 063 951 001.973 | 396 806 312 016.985 | 405 313 781 386.775 | 412 001 215 410.417 | 418 522 177 660.214 | 435 388 811 862.361 | 438 462 737 571.216 | 411 220 162 969.490 | 459 981 918 756.201 | 468 795 367 378.589 | 466 339 694 307.129 | 478 275 682 834.459 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 226 610 532 295.453 | 233 824 477 988.927 | 237 866 197 406.213 | 242 966 013 934.472 | 246 974 807 276.299 | 250 883 808 839.062 | 260 994 540 496.311 | 262 837 210 326.228 | 246 506 604 103.941 | 275 736 918 936.581 | 281 020 155 231.856 | 279 548 097 963.886 | 286 703 145 949.007 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Chilean Peso, 2018 |  | 164 659 326 176 320.000 | 169 901 110 063 978.000 | 172 837 896 757 442.000 | 176 543 516 018 206.000 | 179 456 378 027 571.000 | 182 296 729 518 858.000 | 189 643 370 669 948.000 | 190 982 288 016 314.000 | 179 116 173 103 761.000 | 200 355 450 446 744.000 | 204 194 345 839 638.000 | 203 124 722 308 103.000 | 208 323 710 051 767.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Chilean Peso, 2018 |  | 44 637 857 420 134.000 | 45 207 849 741 501.000 | 43 371 338 167 554.000 | 43 440 565 723 230.000 | 42 350 543 678 540.000 | 40 996 919 063 422.000 | 43 674 959 048 192.000 | 45 729 788 202 962.000 | 41 287 508 690 628.700 | 48 737 240 099 975.000 | 47 553 191 203 021.300 | 46 594 353 391 399.100 | 47 664 267 702 720.900 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Chilean Peso, 2018 |  | 51 868 017 782 581.000 | 52 862 674 514 280.000 | 49 396 737 999 667.000 | 48 919 190 476 658.000 | 49 502 970 856 588.000 | 51 710 219 259 742.000 | 56 160 870 935 381.000 | 55 223 565 362 078.000 | 48 160 935 143 753.000 | 63 143 866 262 456.000 | 66 446 614 040 210.200 | 64 170 226 655 285.800 | 65 349 053 345 739.700 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2018 |  | -0.012 | 0.004 | 0.023 | -0.005 | -0.002 | -0.015 | -0.009 | -0.002 | 0.035 | -0.089 | -0.012 | 0.022 | 0.004 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Chilean Peso, 2018 |  | 95 903 592 373 412.000 | 101 033 209 410 094.000 | 103 451 748 622 012.000 | 105 897 011 512 284.000 | 109 353 581 371 504.000 | 113 247 622 151 845.000 | 117 555 468 127 667.000 | 118 521 687 037 788.000 | 108 798 824 516 152.000 | 131 108 457 629 234.000 | 133 817 425 443 296.000 | 128 202 219 553 235.000 | 130 537 170 940 881.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2018 |  | 2.210 | 1.211 | 3.880 | 4.673 | 4.004 | 2.030 | 1.882 | 2.588 | 2.286 | 3.821 | 9.089 | 6.528 | 3.529 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2018 |  | 0.323 | 3.053 | 0.503 | -2.391 | 0.543 | -1.007 | 5.075 | -2.480 | -1.236 | -1.438 | 1.602 | 2.473 | 3.241 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2018 |  | 3.426 | 2.803 | 4.150 | 4.895 | 7.640 | 4.734 | 3.176 | 0.454 | -4.083 | 10.428 | 4.082 | 2.473 | 3.187 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2018 |  | 0.774 | 2.243 | 5.853 | 4.991 | 4.526 | 4.825 | 1.608 | 2.572 | 8.731 | 7.609 | 7.499 | 5.723 | 3.458 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 7.254 | 5.498 | 7.683 | 7.242 | 6.251 | 6.484 | 5.702 | 3.296 | 1.975 | 20.369 | 9.559 | 5.169 | 6.106 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2018 |  | 6.431 | 3.183 | 1.729 | 2.144 | 1.650 | 1.583 | 4.030 | 0.706 | -6.213 | 11.858 | 1.916 | -0.524 | 2.560 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2018 |  | 12.010 | 1.277 | -4.062 | 0.160 | -2.509 | -3.196 | 6.532 | 4.705 | -9.714 | 18.044 | -2.429 | -2.016 | 2.296 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2018 |  | 3.007 | 1.790 | 4.719 | 4.349 | 3.786 | 2.183 | 2.435 | 2.558 | 3.045 | 4.525 | 11.605 | 6.933 | 3.532 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2018 |  | 3.816 | 1.918 | -6.556 | -0.967 | 1.193 | 4.459 | 8.607 | -1.669 | -12.789 | 31.110 | 5.231 | -3.426 | 1.837 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2018 |  | 6.365 | 5.349 | 2.394 | 2.364 | 3.264 | 3.561 | 3.804 | 0.822 | -8.203 | 20.505 | 2.066 | -4.196 | 1.821 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2018 |  | 0.828 | 0.842 | 0.882 | 0.921 | 0.955 | 0.976 | 1.000 | 1.026 | 1.057 | 1.105 | 1.233 | 1.318 | 1.365 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2018 |  | 0.840 | 0.851 | 0.884 | 0.925 | 0.962 | 0.982 | 1.000 | 1.026 | 1.049 | 1.089 | 1.188 | 1.266 | 1.311 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2018 |  | 0.861 | 0.836 | 0.922 | 0.896 | 0.905 | 0.985 | 1.000 | 1.034 | 1.209 | 1.493 | 1.772 | 1.821 | 1.850 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2018 |  | 0.790 | 0.808 | 0.855 | 0.898 | 0.939 | 0.984 | 1.000 | 1.026 | 1.115 | 1.200 | 1.290 | 1.364 | 1.411 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2018 |  | 0.860 | 0.859 | 0.977 | 0.978 | 0.959 | 0.960 | 1.000 | 1.053 | 1.122 | 1.240 | 1.590 | 1.670 | 1.694 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Chilean Peso |  | 347.229 | 349.681 | 367.214 | 391.179 | 397.251 | 397.689 | 396.229 | 408.022 | 417.725 | 430.350 | 430.144 | 429.738 | 429.738 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 8 428 513.327 | 8 559 219.599 | 8 720 436.288 | 8 855 171.331 | 8 996 128.916 | 9 241 490.034 | 9 485 781.972 | 9 672 345.700 | 8 809 588.898 | 9 109 353.710 | 9 622 552.706 | 9 718 301.048 | 9 772 383.853 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 7 872 527.244 | 8 038 641.998 | 8 153 823.856 | 8 294 653.701 | 8 394 597.993 | 8 597 966.050 | 8 785 636.351 | 8 973 144.272 | 7 870 499.963 | 8 304 011.487 | 8 880 418.171 | 8 951 077.665 | 9 026 042.890 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 6.596 | 6.082 | 6.498 | 6.330 | 6.687 | 6.963 | 7.381 | 7.229 | 10.660 | 8.841 | 7.712 | 7.895 | 7.637 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage |  | 5.426 | 5.309 | 4.737 | 4.480 | 4.405 | 4.245 | 4.498 | 3.578 | 2.799 | 4.362 | 6.595 | 7.256 | 7.193 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage |  | 5.811 | 5.213 | 3.876 | 3.570 | 3.843 | 2.887 | 2.770 | 2.557 | 0.686 | 1.473 | 9.181 | 11.034 | 10.409 |