Current account balance in Chile
Chile: Current account balance was -1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Chile, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Chile stood at -1.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Chile peaked at 5.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -13.5%, in 1981.
Chile ranks 99th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -6.3% | — |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -122.4% |
| 1977 | -3.9% | -374.5% |
| 1978 | -6.6% | +72.1% |
| 1979 | -5.3% | -19.6% |
| 1980 | -6.7% | +24.7% |
| 1981 | -13.5% | +102.0% |
| 1982 | -11.7% | -13.1% |
| 1983 | -5.4% | -53.7% |
| 1984 | -10.6% | +95.2% |
| 1985 | -7.9% | -25.4% |
| 1986 | -6.2% | -21.2% |
| 1987 | -3.3% | -47.6% |
| 1988 | -0.9% | -72.8% |
| 1989 | -2.3% | +159.6% |
| 1990 | -1.4% | -36.8% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -82.4% |
| 1992 | -2.1% | +704.6% |
| 1993 | -5.1% | +148.6% |
| 1994 | -2.8% | -45.9% |
| 1995 | -1.8% | -33.8% |
| 1996 | -3.9% | +114.6% |
| 1997 | -4.3% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | -4.8% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -102.8% |
| 2000 | -1.1% | -971.7% |
| 2001 | -1.5% | +34.2% |
| 2002 | -0.8% | -46.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -126.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +1419.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -41.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +187.6% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | -4.2% | -182.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -134.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -37.7% |
| 2011 | -4.9% | -648.2% |
| 2012 | -5.3% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | -4.8% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | -3.5% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | -2.7% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | -2.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | -2.8% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | -4.5% | +62.6% |
| 2019 | -5.2% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | -2.0% | -62.3% |
| 2021 | -7.3% | +271.7% |
| 2022 | -8.9% | +21.7% |
| 2023 | -3.1% | -65.0% |
| 2024 | -1.2% | -62.4% |
| 2025 | -1.2% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -4.1% | -6.6% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | -6.8% | -13.5% | -0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.6% | -5.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.5% | -5.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.9% | -8.9% | -1.2% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3574 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3,567 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.3573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 148.46 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2.67 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5551 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Chile?
- Current account balance in Chile was -1.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.5% in 1981.
- How does Chile rank for current account balance?
- Chile ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.