Business Confidence in Chile decreased to 50.37 points in March from 52.34 points in February of 2026. Business Confidence in Chile averaged 50.71 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 48.90 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.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 50.37 52.34 points Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories -1503.53 487.69 CLP Billion Dec 2025
Copper Production YoY 378.55 413.71 Thousands of Tonnes Feb 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 63.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 32.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -1.30 -1.60 percent Feb 2026
Industrial Production Mom -0.80 -1.00 percent Feb 2026
IMACEC Economic Activity YoY -0.30 -0.50 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY -3.00 -3.60 percent Feb 2026
Mining Production 0.20 -0.10 percent Feb 2026
Total Vehicle Sales 22318.00 25301.00 Units Feb 2026


Chile Business Confidence
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
50.37 52.34 64.43 31.74 2003 - 2026 points Monthly