Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Chile
Chile: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Chile, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chile recorded 4.1% for foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 in Chile peaked at 11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1971.
That places Chile 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 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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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2712 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,879 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 28.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 29.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 32.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 591,096 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Chile?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Chile was 4.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1971.
- How does Chile rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Chile ranks 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.