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Government debt in Chile

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Chile's government debt is 41.50 % — #40 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

41.50%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.4 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Chile over time

41.80 %22.85 %3.90 %41.80 % · 20243.90 % · 20071991: 37.10 %1992: 30.50 %1993: 28.10 %1994: 22.60 %1995: 17.30 %1996: 14.60 %1997: 12.80 %1998: 12.10 %1999: 13.30 %2000: 13.10 %2001: 14.30 %2002: 15.00 %2003: 12.60 %2004: 10.30 %2005: 7.00 %2006: 5.00 %2007: 3.90 %2008: 4.90 %2009: 5.80 %2010: 8.60 %2011: 11.10 %2012: 11.90 %2013: 12.80 %2014: 15.00 %2015: 17.40 %2016: 21.10 %2017: 23.70 %2018: 25.80 %2019: 28.30 %2020: 32.40 %2021: 36.40 %2022: 37.90 %2023: 39.40 %2024: 41.80 %2025: 41.50 %19912008202541.50 %
35 official observations, 1991 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#40 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
68 %
85 of 125 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.30 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
0.30 pp
peak 41.80 % in 2024
Full series
▲ 4.40 pp
since 1991

In Americas: #8 of 26vs median 54.70 %: −13.20 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Chile: ahead of 68 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtChile 41.50 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Chile is ahead of 68 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Chile
38 Honduras40.30 %−1.20 pp
39 Indonesia40.90 %−0.60 pp
40 Chile41.50 %—
41 Bangladesh42.00 %+0.50 pp
42 Qatar42.50 %+1.00 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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