Chile: Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Chile's gross capital formation (constant LCU) rose 8.9% on 2024 (from 47.56 trillion to 51.81 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 13.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 34.2% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 38.3% 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 957.86 billion a year. A straight line explains 48% 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 11th highest value of the 123 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

• Paraguay — 8th of 123: 69.78 trillion
• Tanzania — 9th of 123: 65.76 trillion
• Cambodia — 10th of 123: 54.56 trillion
• China — 12th of 123: 51.09 trillion
• Uganda — 13th of 123: 43.01 trillion
• Guinea — 14th of 123: 42.12 trillion

What this measures

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 66 values

Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 148.15 billion (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 3.88 billion (2024)
• Belize — 1.06 billion (2024)
• Bolivia — 58.1 billion (2024)
• Brazil — 776.57 billion (2025)
• Colombia — 173.95 trillion (2025)
• Costa Rica — 9.46 trillion (2025)
• Cuba — 8.3 billion (2024)
• Dominican Republic — 1.39 trillion (2025)
• Ecuador — 22.28 billion (2025)
• El Salvador

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 gross capital formation (constant LCU)?

51.81 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 1,811% from 2.71 trillion in 1960 (4.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 51.81 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 2.32 trillion in 1976.

How does Chile rank?

11th highest of 123 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross capital formation (constant LCU) unusual for Chile?

In 2025, Chile's gross capital formation (constant LCU) rose 8.9% on 2024 (from 47.56 trillion to 51.81 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 13.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.TOTL.KN, 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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