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Government debt in Chile

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Chile's government debt is 41.80 % — #40 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

41.80%

Checked 8 Sept 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 %3.90 % · 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: 41.70 %2025: 41.80 %19912008202541.80 %
35 official observations, 1991 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#40 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
68 %
84 of 124 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.10 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 4.70 pp
since 1991

In Americas: #8 of 26vs median 54.55 %: −12.75 pp (better)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Chile: ahead of 68 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtChile 41.80 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. 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 Honduras41.20 %−0.60 pp
39 Qatar41.40 %−0.40 pp
40 Chile41.80 %—
41 Bangladesh42.00 %+0.20 pp
42 Ethiopia43.10 %+1.30 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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