Chile

Government debt in Chile

Government debt in Chile: 37.1% of GDP in 1991 and 41.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
41.5% of GDP
Since 1991
+4.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
100 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
49% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in ChileGovernment debt in Chile: 37.1% of GDP in 1991 and 41.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 49% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 49% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 41.8% of GDP in 2024, the lowest 3.9% of GDP in 2007.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearChile
202541.5
202441.8
202339.4
202237.9
202136.4
202032.4
201928.3
201825.8
201723.7
201621.1
201517.4
201415
201312.8
201211.9
201111.1
20108.6
20095.8
20084.9
20073.9
20065
20057
200410.3
200312.6
200215
200114.4
200013.2
199913.3
199812.1
199712.8
199614.6
199517.3
199422.6
199328.1
199230.5
199137.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChile
202642.8
202744.5
202846
202947.2
203048.1
203149

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Chile in numbers

Every measure for Chile on one page

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment