General government final consumption expenditure in Chile
Chile: General government final consumption expenditure was 15.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chile recorded 15.1% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Chile peaked at 16.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1964.
That places Chile 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.1% | — |
| 1961 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 10.9% | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 9.4% | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 10.6% | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 12.6% | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 15.1% | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 14.0% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +22.8% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 12.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 10.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,700 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,474 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 289.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Chile?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Chile was 15.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1964.
- How does Chile rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Chile ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.