Transport services in Chile
Chile: Transport services was 31.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Chile, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Chile recorded 31.1% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Chile peaked at 65.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1981.
Chile ranks 36th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 38.7% | — |
| 1976 | 37.0% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 33.1% | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 45.1% | +35.9% |
| 1979 | 41.1% | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 30.4% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 32.1% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 34.4% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 32.6% | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 40.3% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 34.3% | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 38.6% | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 39.6% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.0% | 33.1% | 45.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 30.4% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 35.8% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 50.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 35.6% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 31.1% | 49.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 33 Singapore 32.0% compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 31.9% compare
- 35 Haiti 31.1% compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 31.0% compare
- 38 Vanuatu 30.9% compare
- 39 French Polynesia 30.4% compare
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,933 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9586 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 17,249 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 911.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 16.41 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Chile?
- Transport services in Chile was 31.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1981.
- How does Chile rank for transport services?
- Chile ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.