Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Chile
Chile: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 25.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 25.0% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Chile peaked at 33.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1973.
That places Chile 129th out of 201 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.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.3% | — |
| 1961 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 7.6% | -24.3% |
| 1963 | 9.7% | +27.0% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 8.6% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 8.7% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 9.3% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 7.2% | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 6.9% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | +86.3% |
| 1975 | 17.7% | +70.7% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | -23.9% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 15.3% | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | -19.3% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 14.1% | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 18.8% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 25.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 82% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Chile's 25.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.0%, 86% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +86.3% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| 1975 | +70.7% | 10.4% | 17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 5.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 11.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 18.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 21.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 23.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 22.8% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 126 Canada 25.6% compare
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- 130 Madagascar 24.9% compare
- 131 Costa Rica 24.4% compare
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More economy & growth data for Chile
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 173.59 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 126.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Chile?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Chile was 25.0% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 129th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).