Argentina vs Chile

Argentina vs Chile: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4.5% a year in Argentina and 2.5% a year in Chile, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 2 percentage points, or 1.82 times that in Chile.

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% a year · IMF

Argentina vs Chile: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4.5% a year in Argentina and 2.5% a year in Chile, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 2 percentage points, or 1.82 times that in Chile.
ArgentinaChileIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Argentina has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Chile.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 46 and Chile ranked 91 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 3% a year and Chile at 2.3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearArgentinaChile
20254.52.5
2024-1.42.8
2023-1.90.7
202262.1
202110.411.3
2020-9.9-6.1
2019-20.6
2018-2.64
20172.81.4
2016-2.11.8
20152.72.2
2014-2.51.8
20132.43.3
2012-16.2
201166.2
201010.15.9
2009-5.9-1.1
20084.13.8
200795.2
200686.1
20058.95.8
20048.96.7
200394.7
2002-10.93.2
2001-4.43.2
2000-0.85
1999-3.4-0.3
19983.94.2
19978.17.4
19965.55
1995-2.88.9
19945.85
19936.36.6
199210.311.2
199110.57.8
1990-1.33.7
1989-710.6
1988-27.3
19872.56.6
19867.15.6
1985-72
198425.9
19833.7-2.8
1982-3.1-13.6
1981-5.76.2
19800.77.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearArgentinaChile
20262.10.6
20273.52.6
20284.22.4
20293.82.3
20303.32.3
203132.3

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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