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Chile: key statistics

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · capital Santiago

Chile has a GDP of $330.3B and a GDP per capita of $16,710, with a population of about 19.8 million (World Bank, latest available year). Life expectancy is 81.4 years. Among countries with data, Chile ranks #45 of 214 by GDP, #81 of 214 by GDP per capita, #65 of 217 by population. Full indicator table, peer countries and head-to-head comparisons are below.

Source: World Bank Open Data. Data as of June 2026.

Chile at a glance

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (current US$)$330.3B2024
GDP per capita (current US$)$16,7102024
Population, total19,764,7712024
Population growth (annual %)0.5%2024
GDP growth (annual %)2.6%2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)4.3%2024
Unemployment, total (% of labour force, modelled ILO)9.0%2025
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)81.42024
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)95.6%2024
Urban population (% of total)89.0%2024
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes)3.942024

Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Data as of June 2026.

Each value is the most-recent year the World Bank reports for Chile (the year column), so figures are not all from the same year. A dash (—) means no value is reported.

How Chile ranks

Chile vs its peers

The 6 countries in Latin America & Caribbean with the closest GDP per capita to Chile:

Chile and nearest-income peers in Latin America & Caribbean. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), latest available year.
CountryGDP per capitaPopulationLife expectancy
Chile (this country)$16,71019.8 million81.4
Costa Rica$18,5875.1 million81.0
Trinidad and Tobago$18,7331.4 million73.6
Panama$19,1614.5 million79.8
Mexico$14,186130.9 million75.3
St. Lucia$14,182179,74472.8
Argentina$13,97045.7 million77.5

See every country in this region on the Latin America & Caribbean hub.

Compare Chile head to head

Frequently asked questions

What is the GDP of Chile?

Chile's GDP is $330.3B (2024) in current US dollars (World Bank). GDP per capita is $16,710 (2024). That ranks Chile #45 of 214 economies with reported GDP.

What is the population of Chile?

Chile has a population of about 19.8 million (2024), per World Bank data. It is the #65 most populous of 217 countries.

What region and income group is Chile in?

The World Bank places Chile in the Latin America & Caribbean region and classifies it as a high income economy. Its capital is Santiago.

How long do people live in Chile?

Life expectancy at birth in Chile is 81.4 years (2024, World Bank). That ranks #43 of 217.

Sources & notes

Data: World Bank Open Data, Indicators API (CC BY 4.0), retrieved June 2026. Values are each indicator's most-recent non-empty year for Chile, so the reference year varies by indicator (shown in the table). Figures are nominal (current US$) unless noted; see our methodology. Browse all 217 countries.

Last updated: 2026-06-20