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Chile – Current Account Balance

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Current account balance as a share of GDP. Summarizes net trade in goods, services, income, and transfers with the rest of the world. · World Bank

-1.47% +1.66% from 2023 G20 rank: 66th · all-time high: 5.50% (2006)

Chile's current account balance was -1.47% in 2024, an increase of +1.66% from -3.13% in 2023. This ranked 66th in the G20. The all-time high was 5.50% in 2006.

APA

Chile Current Account Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/chile/current-account

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_chile_current-account,
  title = {Chile Current Account Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/chile/current-account},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Chile Current Account Balance – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2030* IMF	-2.88%	–	–
2029* IMF	-2.66%	–	–
2028* IMF	-2.54%	–	–
2027* IMF	-2.21%	–	–
2026* IMF	-2.23%	–	–
2025* IMF	-2.52%	–	–
2024	-1.47%	+1.66%	66th
2023	-3.13%	+5.72%	60th
2022	-8.85%	−1.57%	39th
2021	-7.28%	−5.33%	45th
2020	-1.95%	+3.26%	86th
2019	-5.21%	−0.73%	52nd
2018	-4.48%	−1.73%	63rd
2017	-2.76%	−0.14%	81st
2016	-2.62%	+0.11%	97th
2015	-2.74%	+0.73%	93rd
2014	-3.46%	+1.32%	85th
2013	-4.78%	+0.55%	75th
2012	-5.33%	−0.41%	74th
2011	-4.92%	−5.81%	81st
2010	0.90%	−0.54%	131st
2009	1.44%	+5.63%	132nd
2008	-4.19%	−9.24%	99th
2007	5.06%	−0.44%	139th
2006	5.50%	+3.59%	140th
2005	1.91%	−1.35%	127th
2004	3.26%	+3.05%	123rd
2003	0.21%	+1.04%	101st
2002	-0.83%	+0.71%	90th
2001	-1.54%	−0.39%	87th
2000	-1.15%	−1.28%	94th
1999	0.13%	+4.91%	107th
1998	-4.78%	−0.51%	68th
1997	-4.27%	−0.35%	66th
1996	-3.92%	−2.09%	63rd
1995	-1.83%	+0.93%	82nd
1994	-2.76%	+2.35%	69th
1993	-5.11%	−3.05%	46th
1992	-2.06%	−1.80%	80th
1991	-0.26%	+1.19%	102nd
1990	-1.45%	+0.85%	77th
1989	-2.30%	−1.41%	70th
1988	-0.88%	+2.37%	88th
1987	-3.25%	+2.96%	57th
1986	-6.21%	+1.67%	30th
1985	-7.88%	+2.69%	18th
1984	-10.57%	−5.15%	13th
1983	-5.41%	+6.27%	48th
1982	-11.69%	+1.76%	22nd
1981	-13.45%	−6.79%	20th
1980	-6.66%	−1.32%	36th
1979	-5.34%	+1.30%	38th
1978	-6.65%	−2.78%	27th
1977	-3.86%	−5.27%	33rd
1976	1.41%	+7.68%	58th
1975	-6.27%	–	15th

Show all years (1975–2024)

* IMF World Economic Outlook projection

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +10.0% GDP growth 5.9% C/A balance 0.9%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Chile matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2010. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw current account balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →