Travel services in Chile
Chile: Travel services was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Chile, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Chile is 14.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Chile peaked at 27.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 126th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21.1% | — |
| 1976 | 17.1% | -19.1% |
| 1977 | 27.9% | +63.4% |
| 1978 | 17.3% | -38.0% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 19.7% | +42.2% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 22.2% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 19.9% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 20.9% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -72.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -60.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +336.0% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +104.4% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 15.7% | 27.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 12.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 16.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 1.7% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 123 Azerbaijan 15.1% compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 14.9% compare
- 125 Egypt 14.5% compare
- 127 Hungary 14.2% compare
- 128 Estonia 13.9% compare
- 129 Madagascar 13.9% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 539.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.71 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.527 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,482 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.718 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Chile?
- Travel services in Chile was 14.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for travel services?
- Chile ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.