Public debt as a share of GDP rose 2.66% to 37.8% in Chile in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, public debt as a share of GDP in Chile reached an all time high of 45.4% in 1990 and an all time low of 3.90% in 2007. When compared to Chile's main peers, public debt as a share of GDP in Argentina amounted to 69.6%, 87.0% in Bolivia, 38.7% in Paraguay and 63.9% in Uruguay in 2024.
Chile has been ranked 130th within the group of 166 countries we follow in terms of public debt as a share of GDP, 21 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Debt (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Argentina | % | 80.9% | 76.0% | 69.5% | 69.6% | 70.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 80.5% | 82.6% | 85.1% | 87.0% | 88.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 93.0% | 88.2% | 88.9% | 90.6% | 92.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 36.3% | 36.2% | 36.9% | 37.8% | 38.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 37.7% | 39.3% | 38.9% | 38.7% | 37.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 36.4% | 34.8% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 65.1% | 61.2% | 62.6% | 63.9% | 64.1% |
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