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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Chile

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Chile in 2025 — 15.1%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.9 pp.

2025 15.1% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 77of 132
Period maximum 16%2020
Period minimum 9.4%1964

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Chile, 1960–20258101214161819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10.1%1962: 10.9%1964: 9.4%1966: 11.1%1968: 10.9%1970: 12.6%1972: 15.8%1974: 15.4%1976: 13.7%1978: 14.1%1980: 12.2%1982: 15.6%1984: 13.3%1986: 12.4%1988: 10.3%1990: 9.7%1992: 9.6%1994: 9.9%1996: 11.3%1998: 11.8%2000: 12.6%2002: 12.7%2004: 11.4%2006: 10.3%2008: 11.3%2010: 12.5%2012: 12.3%2014: 13.2%2016: 14.3%2018: 14.9%2020: 16%2022: 14.7%2024: 15.1%2025: 15.1%
Change over the period: +4.9 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile

Chile 15.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 16.1%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.1 −0 pp
2024 15.1 −0.2 pp
2023 15.3 +0.6 pp
2022 14.7 +0 pp
2021 14.7 −1.3 pp
2020 16 +0.8 pp
2019 15.3 +0.4 pp
2018 14.9 +0.2 pp
2017 14.6 +0.3 pp
2016 14.3 +0.8 pp
2015 13.6 +0.4 pp
2014 13.2 +0.4 pp
2013 12.8 +0.5 pp
2012 12.3 +0 pp
2011 12.3 −0.2 pp
2010 12.5 −0.3 pp
2009 12.9 +1.6 pp
2008 11.3 +0.7 pp
2007 10.5 +0.2 pp
2006 10.3 −0.7 pp
2005 11 −0.5 pp
2004 11.4 −0.7 pp
2003 12.2 −0.6 pp
2002 12.7 +0.1 pp
2001 12.6 +0.1 pp
2000 12.6 −0.1 pp
1999 12.7 +0.8 pp
1998 11.8 +0.4 pp
1997 11.4 +0.1 pp
1996 11.3 +1.5 pp
1995 9.8 −0.1 pp
1994 9.9 −0 pp
1993 9.9 +0.4 pp
1992 9.6 −0 pp
1991 9.6 −0.1 pp
1990 9.7 −0.4 pp
1989 10 −0.3 pp
1988 10.3 −0.4 pp
1987 10.7 −1.7 pp
1986 12.4 +0.3 pp
1985 12.1 −1.2 pp
1984 13.3 −0.9 pp
1983 14.2 −1.5 pp
1982 15.6 +2.9 pp
1981 12.7 +0.5 pp
1980 12.2 −1.8 pp
1979 14 −0.1 pp
1978 14.1 −0.2 pp
1977 14.3 +0.5 pp
1976 13.7 −1.6 pp
1975 15.3 −0.1 pp
1974 15.4 +2.6 pp
1973 12.8 −2.9 pp
1972 15.8 +0.7 pp
1971 15.1 +2.5 pp
1970 12.6 +1.6 pp
1969 11 +0 pp
1968 10.9 −0.1 pp
1967 11 −0 pp
1966 11.1 +0.5 pp
1965 10.6 +1.2 pp
1964 9.4 −0.1 pp
1963 9.4 −1.4 pp
1962 10.9 +0.6 pp
1961 10.3 +0.2 pp
1960 10.1 —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 19.1 UY Uruguay 17.6 CO Colombia 15.5 CL Chile 15.1 AR Argentina 14.9 PE Peru 13.1 EC Ecuador 12.8 PY Paraguay 10.9
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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