Chile recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2.8% of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Chile averaged -0.61 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 8.00 percent of GDP in 2007 and a record low of -7.70 percent of GDP in 2021. source: Ministry of Finance, Government of Chile

Government Budget in Chile is expected to reach -1.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Chile Government Budget is projected to trend around -1.20 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 73.00 Apr 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 6637572.00 6226445.00 CLP Million Feb 2026
Government Budget -2.80 -2.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 1130457.00 587365.00 CLP Million Feb 2026
Government Debt to GDP 41.70 39.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 5507115.00 6813810.00 CLP Million Feb 2026
Government Spending 9439.76 9204.72 CLP Billion Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 5105.40 5470.10 USD Million Dec 2024


Chile Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.80 -2.90 8.00 -7.70 2000 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly