Chile GDP Annual Growth Rate

The economy of Chile advanced 5.3 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, faster than an upwardly revised 4.3 percent expansion in the previous period and beating market consensus of a 4.0 percent rise. It was the strongest growth since the third quarter of 2012, as fixed investment, household spending and government spending increased sharply. Among economic activities, the manufacturing and trade sectors were the main contributors to growth. On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the gross domestic product expanded 0.7 percent compared to a 1.2 percent rise in the first quarter of 2018. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Chile averaged 3.83 percent from 1997 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 9.50 percent in the first quarter of 2011 and a record low of -3.90 percent in the second quarter of 1999.

1Y 5Y 10Y MAX

width

height

Trading Economics members can view, download and compare data from nearly 200 countries, including more than 20 million economic indicators, exchange rates, government bond yields, stock indexes and commodity prices.

Learn More Questions? Contact us Already a Member? Login

The Trading Economics Application Programming Interface (API) provides direct access to our data. It allows API clients to download millions of rows of historical data, to query our real-time economic calendar, subscribe to updates and receive quotes for currencies, commodities, stocks and bonds.

API Features Documentation Interested? Click here to contact us

Chile Annual GDP Growth Strongest in Near 6 Years

The economy of Chile advanced 5.3 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, faster than an upwardly revised 4.3 percent expansion in the previous period and beating market consensus of a 4.0 percent rise. It was the strongest growth since the third quarter of 2012, as fixed investment, household spending and government spending increased sharply. Among economic activities, the manufacturing and trade sectors were the main contributors to growth.

Year-on-year, fixed investment rose strongly (7.1 percent vs 3.1 percent in Q1), boosted by investment in machinery and equipment (12.5 percent vs 5.2 percent) and investment in construction (4.0 percent vs 1.9 percent). Additionaly, household spending (4.2 percent vs 3.4 percent) and government spending (2.8 percent vs 1.5 percent) continued to grow. Meanwhile, net external demand contributed negatively to growth as imports jumped 10.0 percent (vs 6.1 percent in Q1), amid higher purchases of metallic products, machinery and equipment; fuels and chemicals. At the same time, exports advanced at a softer 7.5 percent (vs 7.1 percent), boosted by shipments of copper and manufactured products.

On the production side, output went up markedly in manufacturing (7.3 percent vs 3.2 percent), led by production of food (9.4 percent vs 4.5 percent), beverages & tobacco (13.6 percent vs 0.1 percent) and metallic products, machinery and equipment (8.0 percent vs 7.7 percent); as well as for internal trade (8.1 percent vs 6.0 percent). Faster growth was also recorded in: financial intermediation (4.4 percent vs 4.2 percent); business services (5.4 percent vs 3.3 percent); construction (4.6 percent vs 2.5 percent); fisheries (10.5 percent vs -6.5 percent) and agriculture (7.8 percent vs 1.2 percent). Meanwhile, activity slowed in mining and quarrying (4.8 percent vs 19.1 percent), as copper production rose less (4.7 percent 20.4 percent); utilities (5.0 percent vs 5.6 percent); restaurants & hotels (3.7 percent vs 4.6 percent); transport (4.8 percent vs 5.0 percent) and information and communication (4.0 percent vs 4.7 percent).

On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the GDP expanded 0.7 percent, compared to a 1.2 percent rise in the first quarter of 2018.

Banco Central de Chile | Luisa Carvalho | luisa.carvalho@tradingeconomics.com
8/20/2018 1:53:21 PM

Recent Releases

Chile Q1 Annual GDP Growth Strongest Since 2013
The gross domestic product of Chile expanded 4.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, quickening from a 3.3 percent advance in the previous period and slightly above market expectations of a 4.0 percent growth. It was the fastest expansion since the third quarter of 2013, as household spending, fixed investment and exports rose significantly. Among economic activities, the mining sector was the main contributor to growth.
Published on 2018-05-18

Chile Economy Grows the Most Since 2013 in Q4
The gross domestic product of Chile advanced 3.3 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2017, following an upwardly revised 2.5 percent rise in the prior period and beating market expectations of a 2.9 percent growth. It was the fastest expansion since the third quarter of 2013, as household spending increased faster and fixed investment rebounded.
Published on 2018-03-19

Chile GDP Growth At 1-1/2-Year High in Q3
The economy of Chile advanced 2.2 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2017, following an upwardly revised 1 percent growth in the previous period and matching market consensus. It was the strongest expansion since the first quarter of 2016, as household spending rose faster and exports rebounded while investment fell less.
Published on 2017-11-20

Chile GDP Advances 0.9% YoY in Q2
The economy of Chile expanded 0.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2017, following a meager 0.1 percent expansion in the previous period which was the lowest since the 2009 recession. Figures came in line with market expectations as a stronger household spending was able to offset falls in investment and exports.
Published on 2017-08-18

Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-03-19	11:30 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY	3.3%	2.5%	2.9%	3.0%
2018-05-18	12:30 PM	GDP Growth Rate YoY	4.2%	3.3%	4%	4.0%
2018-08-20	11:30 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY	5.3%	4.3%	4%	5.0%
2018-11-19	11:30 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY		5.3%	5.2%	2.9%

Chile GDP	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
GDP Growth Rate	0.70	1.20	4.30	-2.70	percent	[+]
GDP Annual Growth Rate	5.30	4.30	9.50	-3.90	percent	[+]
GDP	277.08	250.00	278.40	4.10	USD Billion	[+]
GDP Constant Prices	38311.18	38048.90	38311.18	13802.00	CLP Billion	[+]
Gross National Product	141633.98	141794.36	141794.36	66182.23	CLP Billion	[+]
Gross Fixed Capital Formation	8085.14	7574.16	1486680.24	7348.67	CLP Billion	[+]
GDP per capita	15059.53	14958.56	15059.53	3806.81	USD	[+]
GDP per capita PPP	22767.04	22614.39	22767.04	8991.85	USD	[+]
GDP From Agriculture	955.87	1930.57	1984.19	193.80	CLP Billion	[+]
GDP From Construction	2297.53	2119.67	2786.62	1102.60	CLP Billion	[+]
GDP From Manufacturing	4084.72	3937.48	4084.72	1858.80	CLP Billion	[+]
GDP From Mining	3669.15	3677.51	4135.49	2233.20	CLP Billion	[+]
GDP From Public Administration	1742.26	1725.23	1762.31	721.60	CLP Billion	[+]
GDP From Services	3744.57	3447.40	3884.35	2705.90	CLP Billion	[+]
GDP From Transport	1889.13	1914.25	2666.14	708.90	CLP Billion	[+]
GDP From Utilities	1002.96	1047.43	1088.74	532.40	CLP Billion	[+]

The most important sector of Chilean economy is services. Trade, restaurants and hotels, transport, communications, financial and business services, real estate and personal services account for more than 56 percent of the GDP. Mining constitutes 13 percent of the output with copper representing the biggest part. Manufacturing creates 12 percent of the wealth and construction and water, gas and electricity distribution 11 percent. The government fuels 5 percent of the output and the agriculture and fishing sector accounts for the remaining 3 percent of GDP. This page provides - Chile GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Chile GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	5.30	4.30	9.50	-3.90	1997 - 2018	percent	Quarterly	2013=100

Export Data API

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
India	8.20	Jun/18	7.7	11.4	-5.2	%	Quarterly
China	6.50	Sep/18	6.7	15.4	3.8	%	Quarterly
Turkey	5.20	Jun/18	7.3	11.7	-14.4	%	Quarterly
Indonesia	5.17	Sep/18	5.27	7.16	1.56	%	Quarterly
Australia	3.40	Jun/18	3.2	9	-3.4	%	Quarterly
Switzerland	3.40	Jun/18	2.9	5.8	-3.7	%	Quarterly
United States	3.00	Sep/18	2.9	13.4	-3.9	%	Quarterly
Mexico	2.60	Sep/18	2.6	9	-9.1	%	Quarterly
Singapore	2.60	Sep/18	4.1	19	-8.8	%	Quarterly
Spain	2.50	Sep/18	2.5	5.6	-4.3	%	Quarterly
Netherlands	2.40	Sep/18	3.1	6.1	-4.6	%	Quarterly
South Korea	2.00	Sep/18	2.8	19.6	-7.4	%	Quarterly
Canada	1.90	Jun/18	2.3	9.3	-4.1	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	1.70	Sep/18	2.2	5	-5.5	%	Quarterly
Saudi Arabia	1.61	Jun/18	1.15	24.2	-20.7	%	Quarterly
France	1.50	Sep/18	1.7	12.6	-3.8	%	Quarterly
United Kingdom	1.50	Sep/18	1.2	9.7	-6.1	%	Quarterly
Russia	1.30	Sep/18	1.9	12.1	-11.2	%	Quarterly
Germany	1.10	Sep/18	2	7.2	-6.8	%	Quarterly
Brazil	1.00	Jun/18	1.2	10.1	-5.6	%	Quarterly
Italy	0.80	Sep/18	1.2	10.3	-7.2	%	Quarterly
South Africa	0.40	Jun/18	0.8	7.1	-2.6	%	Quarterly
Japan	0.30	Sep/18	1.4	9.4	-8.8	%	Quarterly
Argentina	-4.20	Jun/18	3.9	16.2	-16.3	%	Quarterly