| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
15.9 |
16.1 |
16.3 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
APEC; IMF; LAIA; Mercosur; UNASUR; WTO |
|
| National currency (NC) |
Chilean peso |
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.0013 |
0.0013 |
0.0014 |
0.0015 |
0.0014 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.0014 |
0.0016 |
0.0018 |
0.0019 |
0.0019 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.1% |
3.4% |
4.4% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
74 |
96 |
118 |
146 |
164 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
4653 |
5941 |
7268 |
8913 |
9962 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
3.9% |
6.0% |
5.6% |
4.3% |
5.1% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
|
| Industry |
36% |
40% |
42% |
47% |
47% |
|
| Services |
59% |
55% |
54% |
49% |
49% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
63% |
59% |
58% |
54% |
55% |
|
| Government consumption |
12% |
11% |
11% |
10% |
10% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
20% |
19% |
21% |
19% |
21% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
20 |
31 |
39 |
56 |
66 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
17 |
22 |
30 |
35 |
43 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
10 |
8 |
7 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
8.1% |
5.3% |
4.1% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
9.2% |
7.7% |
7.0% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
45.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
50.4 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
44.1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
45.5 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
97.98 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
97.97 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1.80 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
7.1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4.2 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.2 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4000 |
n.a. |
11610 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
228000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
253000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
iron ore; precious metals; copper; molybdenum; nitrate |
|
| Agricultural resources |
beans; beef; poultry; fish; timber; fish; garlic; corn; fruit; asparagus; wheat; onions |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
i |
| Important companies |
n.a. |
|
