External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -5.380 | -4.688 | -3.315 | -2.849 | -3.041 | -2.431 | -4.490 | -5.129 | -2.203 | -7.288 | -8.954 | -3.106 | -3.966 | -3.473 |
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 | 873.254 | 846.259 | 917.100 | 917.100 |
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 | 0.001 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 70 222 674 259.056 | 72 412 445 438.068 | 72 725 688 164.480 | 71 033 754 776.056 | 71 367 689 206.779 | 70 757 760 218.738 | 74 230 765 616.256 | 72 351 425 157.303 | 71 610 488 699.517 | 70 712 607 892.172 | 71 679 191 682.695 | 72 237 398 215.056 | 74 391 872 445.028 | 76 666 358 739.682 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 73 891 285 379.466 | 75 661 772 756.411 | 73 222 322 783.340 | 72 057 319 494.719 | 72 650 929 552.322 | 73 996 117 080.548 | 79 054 546 769.570 | 77 391 240 423.197 | 71 939 096 037.223 | 82 975 496 997.013 | 83 884 395 811.972 | 78 794 988 526.108 | 81 061 587 109.074 | 83 440 025 271.579 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 77 559 896 499.877 | 78 911 100 074.754 | 73 718 957 402.200 | 73 080 884 213.382 | 73 934 169 897.864 | 77 234 473 942.358 | 83 878 327 922.885 | 82 431 055 689.091 | 72 267 703 374.930 | 95 238 386 101.854 | 96 089 599 941.249 | 85 352 578 837.161 | 87 731 301 773.119 | 90 213 691 803.477 |
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 | 0.008 | -0.007 | -0.020 | 0.029 | -0.007 | -0.016 | -0.001 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Chilean Peso, 2018 | | 51 101 325 049 220.000 | 52 694 830 423 130.000 | 52 922 778 426 401.000 | 51 691 551 633 121.000 | 51 934 557 073 594.000 | 51 490 709 273 668.000 | 54 018 029 396 247.000 | 52 650 425 717 173.000 | 52 111 243 249 834.000 | 51 457 851 742 380.000 | 52 161 238 689 516.000 | 52 567 447 848 534.100 | 54 135 267 489 379.000 | 55 790 420 396 747.900 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Chilean Peso, 2018 | | 21 545 495 134 385.000 | 22 156 319 702 509.900 | 23 076 365 129 740.000 | 24 213 413 794 581.200 | 26 068 429 013 625.600 | 27 299 780 655 988.500 | 28 143 341 364 133.700 | 28 295 467 813 164.800 | 27 321 138 298 716.800 | 31 078 694 539 764.000 | 32 363 680 232 677.400 | 33 368 724 904 182.400 | 34 130 521 510 257.900 | 34 809 126 302 636.000 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Chilean Peso, 2018 | | 46 495 931 972 105.000 | 47 230 254 582 645.000 | 42 845 832 427 843.000 | 43 725 767 125 207.000 | 41 641 071 195 216.000 | 41 981 237 044 381.000 | 46 080 357 954 858.000 | 46 724 596 286 414.000 | 37 997 114 768 709.000 | 49 672 782 373 113.000 | 49 658 243 989 344.000 | 45 532 326 856 526.700 | 45 603 665 516 619.900 | 46 603 376 817 965.500 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Chilean Peso | | 130 141 868 843 590.000 | 137 332 092 747 962.000 | 147 879 617 336 816.000 | 158 595 628 762 101.000 | 168 502 128 770 367.000 | 179 433 992 034 305.000 | 189 657 148 729 743.000 | 195 824 490 358 374.000 | 200 804 371 016 835.000 | 240 219 919 536 930.000 | 262 555 151 363 196.000 | 279 296 360 275 737.000 | 293 504 495 176 048.000 | 310 255 401 821 952.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 378 096 949 225.369 | 390 163 991 820.701 | 396 897 732 876.316 | 405 420 849 400.952 | 412 106 045 133.497 | 418 649 560 870.774 | 435 497 891 305.049 | 438 396 072 883.781 | 410 374 475 181.720 | 459 364 345 667.108 | 470 816 399 514.824 | 470 873 276 071.484 | 479 554 572 960.782 | 489 677 205 792.636 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 226 650 839 060.447 | 233 884 447 622.520 | 237 920 999 790.946 | 243 030 196 031.953 | 247 037 647 626.495 | 250 960 168 914.481 | 261 059 928 347.927 | 262 797 248 069.536 | 245 999 655 166.450 | 275 366 713 730.991 | 282 231 666 275.221 | 282 265 761 020.805 | 287 469 778 741.983 | 293 537 807 668.270 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Chilean Peso, 2018 | | 164 659 326 176 320.000 | 169 914 462 740 524.000 | 172 846 973 217 361.000 | 176 558 747 741 710.000 | 179 470 116 973 683.000 | 182 319 785 277 888.000 | 189 657 148 729 742.000 | 190 919 292 280 142.000 | 178 716 026 939 180.000 | 200 050 869 973 793.000 | 205 038 182 021 042.000 | 205 062 951 476 374.000 | 208 843 612 756 654.000 | 213 251 968 615 219.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Chilean Peso, 2018 | | 44 637 857 420 134.000 | 45 187 638 440 238.000 | 43 358 549 074 602.000 | 43 408 344 942 193.000 | 42 389 620 657 172.000 | 40 971 249 773 662.000 | 43 634 901 264 787.000 | 45 599 181 762 038.000 | 40 640 256 766 131.900 | 47 030 690 168 788.000 | 48 349 155 026 553.000 | 47 395 094 194 615.400 | 47 719 316 874 002.700 | 48 728 917 710 498.300 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Chilean Peso, 2018 | | 51 868 017 782 581.000 | 52 771 632 333 559.000 | 49 299 397 833 218.000 | 48 872 687 729 186.000 | 49 443 320 737 398.000 | 51 650 392 131 156.000 | 56 093 455 517 753.000 | 55 125 595 253 025.000 | 48 328 874 752 471.000 | 63 690 470 550 372.000 | 64 259 718 016 536.000 | 57 079 357 718 354.500 | 58 670 123 682 596.400 | 60 330 216 798 348.400 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2018 | | -0.012 | 0.005 | 0.023 | -0.005 | -0.002 | -0.015 | -0.010 | -0.002 | 0.034 | -0.090 | 0.001 | 0.047 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Chilean Peso, 2018 | | 95 903 592 373 412.000 | 100 976 710 810 505.000 | 103 368 021 364 813.000 | 105 841 163 336 219.000 | 109 338 711 337 368.000 | 113 224 934 689 569.000 | 117 508 875 532 252.000 | 118 374 397 716 413.000 | 109 611 168 861 227.000 | 132 475 476 333 725.000 | 136 236 373 151 204.000 | 129 857 085 787 037.000 | 132 800 177 986 322.000 | 135 476 168 055 836.000 |
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 | 8.951 | 6.894 | 4.125 | 3.652 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2018 | | 0.323 | 3.118 | 0.433 | -2.326 | 0.470 | -0.855 | 4.908 | -2.532 | -1.024 | -1.254 | 1.367 | 0.779 | 2.982 | 3.057 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2018 | | 3.426 | 2.835 | 4.153 | 4.927 | 7.661 | 4.724 | 3.090 | 0.541 | -3.443 | 13.753 | 4.135 | 3.105 | 2.283 | 1.988 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2018 | | 0.774 | 2.261 | 5.853 | 4.992 | 4.523 | 4.823 | 1.608 | 2.569 | 9.545 | 6.871 | 6.639 | 6.363 | 3.185 | 3.522 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 7.254 | 5.525 | 7.680 | 7.246 | 6.246 | 6.488 | 5.697 | 3.252 | 2.543 | 19.629 | 9.298 | 6.376 | 5.087 | 5.707 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2018 | | 6.431 | 3.192 | 1.726 | 2.147 | 1.649 | 1.588 | 4.024 | 0.665 | -6.392 | 11.938 | 2.493 | 0.012 | 1.844 | 2.111 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2018 | | 12.010 | 1.232 | -4.048 | 0.115 | -2.347 | -3.346 | 6.501 | 4.502 | -10.875 | 15.724 | 2.803 | -1.973 | 0.684 | 2.116 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2018 | | 3.007 | 1.790 | 4.719 | 4.349 | 3.786 | 2.183 | 2.435 | 2.558 | 3.045 | 4.525 | 11.644 | 7.595 | 3.859 | 3.389 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2018 | | 3.816 | 1.742 | -6.580 | -0.866 | 1.168 | 4.464 | 8.602 | -1.725 | -12.330 | 31.786 | 0.894 | -11.174 | 2.787 | 2.830 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2018 | | 6.365 | 5.290 | 2.368 | 2.393 | 3.305 | 3.554 | 3.784 | 0.737 | -7.403 | 20.859 | 2.839 | -4.683 | 2.266 | 2.015 |
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 | 1.327 | 1.378 | 1.425 |
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 | 1.187 | 1.269 | 1.321 | 1.369 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2018 | | 0.861 | 0.836 | 0.923 | 0.897 | 0.905 | 0.986 | 1.000 | 1.035 | 1.205 | 1.489 | 1.793 | 1.661 | 1.627 | 1.626 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2018 | | 0.790 | 0.808 | 0.856 | 0.898 | 0.939 | 0.984 | 1.000 | 1.026 | 1.124 | 1.201 | 1.281 | 1.362 | 1.405 | 1.455 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2018 | | 0.860 | 0.860 | 0.979 | 0.978 | 0.961 | 0.962 | 1.000 | 1.054 | 1.119 | 1.233 | 1.606 | 1.465 | 1.534 | 1.550 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Chilean Peso | | 347.229 | 349.681 | 367.214 | 391.179 | 397.251 | 397.689 | 396.229 | 401.613 | 418.446 | 435.156 | 443.416 | 451.241 | 452.123 | 457.522 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons | | 8 428 333.144 | 8 559 022.060 | 8 720 194.628 | 8 854 933.301 | 8 995 856.615 | 9 241 159.754 | 9 485 354.566 | 9 671 865.902 | 8 809 095.851 | 9 108 707.391 | 9 619 962.419 | 9 921 946.674 | 10 076 541.732 | 10 218 355.672 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 7 872 496.471 | 8 038 589.735 | 8 153 744.970 | 8 294 552.066 | 8 394 462.359 | 8 597 790.290 | 8 785 404.541 | 8 972 844.888 | 7 870 199.119 | 8 303 632.644 | 8 861 873.793 | 9 074 739.961 | 9 283 381.140 | 9 458 774.949 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 6.595 | 6.081 | 6.496 | 6.328 | 6.685 | 6.962 | 7.379 | 7.227 | 10.658 | 8.839 | 7.880 | 8.539 | 7.871 | 7.433 |
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 | 6.260 | 5.569 | 5.549 | 5.129 |
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 | 9.248 | 10.120 | 6.151 | 4.526 |