Nominal GDP
$357.37B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Chile Economy and Trade
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GDP $357.37B · real growth +2.5% · latest verified annual data
The current profile places Chile's nominal GDP at $357.37B in 2025 and shows real GDP growth of +2.5% for 2025. For household-scale context, GDP per capita is $17,995 in 2025, while consumer-price inflation is 4.2% in 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$17,995
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+2.5%
annual % · 2025
World Bank
Inflation
4.2%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Chile at a Glance
Reference years stay attached to each measure so current-dollar output, real growth, prices, jobs and trade are not silently mixed.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $242.45B2016: $249.34B2017: $276.15B2018: $295.86B2019: $278.31B2020: $254.10B2021: $315.51B2022: $301.10B2023: $335.80B2024: $329.26B2025: $357.37B
GDP per capita$17,995
Real growth+2.5%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
4.2%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
9.0%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$17,994.6
current US$
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
Latest verified World Bank observations
Real growth2025+2.5%
Unemployment20259.0%
Inflation20254.2%
Merchandise trade
WTO profile · 2023 · USD
Exports$92.96B
Imports$79.02B
Balance+$13.93B
Largest highlighted export destination
China38.3%
Merchandise trade is kept separate from services and current-account measures.
Understand the numbers
What Chile's economic profile is telling you
Chile's economy expanded by 2.5 percent in 2025, while consumer-price inflation remained above 4 percent and modeled unemployment was 9.0 percent. GDP per capita approached $18,000 in current US dollars.
Copper is central to Chile's merchandise export profile. In the matched 2023 WTO data used here, China received more than a third of exports and was also the largest source of imports.
Reading the macro data
GDP measures current-dollar economic size. Real growth tracks output after price effects, while CPI inflation and unemployment describe separate price and labor-market conditions.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise exports and imports cover traded goods. They are not combined with services trade or presented as a current-account balance.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Chile | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $357.37B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $17,994.6 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +2.5% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | 4.2% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 9.0% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $92.96B | 2023 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $79.02B | 2023 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Chile's GDP?
Nominal GDP was about $357.37B in 2025 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
How fast is Chile's economy growing?
Real GDP growth was +2.5% in 2025.
What is inflation in Chile?
The annual CPI reading used here is 4.2% for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Chile?
Merchandise exports were $92.96B and imports were $79.02B in 2023, giving a same-year balance of +$13.93B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
GDP, GDP per capita, real GDP growth, consumer-price inflation and modeled ILO unemployment.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile
Each metric keeps its own definition and reference year. Missing data is left unavailable rather than silently substituted.