Business Confidence in Chile increased to 52.34 points in February from 52.12 points in January of 2026. Business Confidence in Chile averaged 50.72 points from 2003 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 64.43 points in February of 2005 and a record low of 31.74 points in April of 2020. source: Instituto Chileno de Administración Racional de Empresas
Business Confidence in Chile is expected to be 49.10 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Chile Business Confidence is projected to trend around 52.00 points in 2027 and 55.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.
In Chile, the business confidence index (IMCE, Indicador Mensual de Confianza Empresarial) is based on a survey of about 600 business executives from manufacturing, mining, construction and trade industries. The index measures the level of optimism that executives have about current and expected developments regarding production, demand, inventories, utilization capacity, selling prices, salaries, employment, supply costs and investments. The IMCE also assesses the level of optimism regarding the global performance of the economy and the general business environment. The IMCE is measured on a scale of 0 to 100, where levels above 50 indicate optimism, 50 neutrality and below 50 pessimism.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
|
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52.34 |
52.12 |
64.43 |
31.74 |
2003 - 2026 |
points |
Monthly |
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