Chile: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Chile's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 1.4 million on 2024 (from 15.72 million to 17.12 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +467,761 and a typical year strayed about 415,612 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.92 million in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 7,670 in 1982. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 888,739 a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Chile had the 13th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Chile in the 2025 ranking

• Mongolia — 9th of 186: 25.2 million
• Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 10th of 186: 19.9 million
• Argentina — 11th of 186: 18.49 million
• Guinea — 13th of 186: 16.22 million
• Iceland — 14th of 186: 12.63 million
• Cambodia — 15th of 186: 11.53 million

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 67,012 (2025)
• Argentina — 18.49 million (2025)
• Aruba — 69,077 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 39,455 (2024)
• Barbados — 56,730 (2025)
• Belize — 15,731 (2025)
• Bolivia — 35,571 (2025)
• Brazil — 59,858 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 86,910 (2024)
• Colombia — 34.7 million (2025)
• Costa Rica — 10.05 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Chile

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$49.45 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$49.42 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$53.81 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 51.19 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$48.82 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 35.92 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.06% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$202.79 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Chile's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

17.12 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 3.01 billion% from 0.57 in 1960 (30.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 17.12 million in 2025 and the lowest 0.57 in 1960.

How does Chile rank?

13th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current LCU) unusual for Chile?

In 2025, Chile's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 1.4 million on 2024 (from 15.72 million to 17.12 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +467,761 and a typical year strayed about 415,612 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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