Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Chile
Chile: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Chile, 1970–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chile recorded 4.1% for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Chile peaked at 11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1971.
Chile ranks 53rd of 198 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.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | -0.2% | -229.5% |
| 1972 | -0.0% | -94.7% |
| 1973 | -0.0% | +205.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -150.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +4495.0% |
| 1976 | -0.0% | -101.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -1648.4% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +651.3% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -34.4% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +51.2% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +86.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -67.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -40.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +106.1% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +104.2% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +139.7% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -53.6% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +117.0% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +53.0% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +105.4% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -46.5% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -36.9% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +97.8% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +71.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +53.3% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -36.1% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -37.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -58.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +41.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +81.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -30.5% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 1.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5551 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Chile?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Chile was 4.1% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1971.
- How does Chile rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 53rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.