Chile GDP Growth Tops Forecasts

Chile’s economy expanded by 3.3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, accelerating from an upwardly revised 2.5% increase in the previous quarter and above market expectations of a 2.9% rise.

Domestic demand picked up to 5.8% from 1.6% in the prior quarter, due to household consumption (3.1% vs 2%) and investment (5.6% vs 1.5%).

However, public spending eased (2.6% vs 3.9%).

Net external demand contributed negatively to growth, with imports rising 14.6% while exports increased at a softer 5.4%.

On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the economy grew by 0.4% from the previous period in Q2.