Chile

Inflation in Chile

Inflation in Chile: 35.1% a year in 1980 and 4.2% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.2% a year
Since 1980
−30.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
48 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in ChileInflation in Chile: 35.1% a year in 1980 and 4.2% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year 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 3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 35.1% a year in 1980, the lowest 1.1% a year in 2004.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChile
20254.2
20243.9
20237.6
202211.6
20214.5
20203
20192.3
20182.3
20172.2
20163.8
20154.3
20144.7
20131.8
20123
20113.3
20101.4
20091.5
20088.7
20074.4
20063.4
20053.1
20041.1
20032.8
20022.5
20013.6
20003.8
19993.3
19985.1
19976.1
19967.4
19958.2
199411.4
199312.7
199215.4
199121.8
199026
198917
198814.7
198719.9
198619.5
198530.7
198419.9
198327.3
19829.9
198119.7
198035.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChile
20263.7
20273.5
20283
20293
20303
20313

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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