Chile External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

1971 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Chile External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

  • Chile External Debt: Short Term accounted for 7.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 7.2 % in the previous year.
  • Chile External Debt: Short Term: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from 1971 to 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 16.9 % in 1982 and a record low of 3.4 % in 1973.

CEIC calculates Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Short Term External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Chile provides Short Term External Debt in USD based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Chile average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2003 is calculated from Short Term External Debt based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP sourced from the International Monetary Fund. Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 1996 is calculated from Short Term External Debt and Nominal GDP sourced from the World Bank. Nominal valuation was used for BPM5 data compilation, while BPM6 uses market values generally.


Related information about Chile External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Chile, Current Account recorded a deficit of 4.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Chile Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 532.5 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Chile External Debt: Short Term value stood at 31.8 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 85.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Chile's External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP from 1971 to 2024 in the chart:

Chile External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

What was Chile's External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP in 2024?

Chile External Debt: Short Term accounted for 7.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 7.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.1 2024 7.2 2023 3.4 1973 16.9 1982 % yearly 1971 - 2024

External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 3.8 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Algeria (%) 0.7 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Argentina (%) 13.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Armenia (%) 14.3 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Australia (%) 27.2 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Austria (%) 45.4 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 0.8 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) 3.1 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Belarus (%) 14.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 101.4 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bolivia (%) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.5 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Botswana (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Brazil (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 9.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Canada (%) 55.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Chile (%) 7.1 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
China (%) 7.2 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Colombia (%) 8.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Croatia (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Cyprus (%) 165.4 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Czech Republic (%) 32.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Denmark (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Ecuador (%) 0.2 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Egypt (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Estonia (%) 29.1 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Finland (%) 72.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
France (%) 109.8 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Georgia (%) 14.3 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Germany (%) 52.5 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Greece (%) 76.6 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 279.6 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Hungary (%) 14.0 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Iceland (%) 8.3 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
India (%) 3.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Indonesia (%) 4.4 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Iran (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (%) 217.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Israel (%) 9.0 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Italy (%) 40.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 3.7 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (%) 82.4 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Jordan (%) 34.3 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 6.7 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Kenya (%) 2.6 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
South Korea (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Kosovo (%) 14.3 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.6 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Latvia (%) 40.4 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 38.5 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Luxembourg (%) 1,131.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 19.4 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Malawi (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Malta (%) 165.0 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Mauritius (%) 76.0 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Mexico (%) 3.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Moldova (%) 13.8 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 8.6 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Montenegro (%) 2.3 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Morocco (%) 7.8 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Mozambique (%) 4.5 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 0.1 2023 yearly 2018 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 142.8 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
New Zealand (%) 33.5 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Nigeria (%) 0.2 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Norway (%) 55.7 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Panama (%) 59.9 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 11.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Peru (%) 3.2 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Philippines (%) 4.5 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Poland (%) 9.2 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Portugal (%) 59.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Romania (%) 13.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Russia (%) 5.4 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Serbia (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Singapore (%) 256.0 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Slovakia (%) 43.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Slovenia (%) 31.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
South Africa (%) 9.2 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Spain (%) 61.0 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Sudan (%) 15.7 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Sweden (%) 55.2 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Switzerland (%) 118.2 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Taiwan (%) 25.0 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Tajikistan (%) 5.6 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Thailand (%) 16.4 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Tunisia (%) 32.9 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Turkey (%) 13.3 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Ukraine (%) 5.4 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
United Kingdom (%) 190.7 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
United States (%) 29.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Uruguay (%) 10.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Venezuela (%) 0.2 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Vietnam (%) 8.1 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Yemen (%) 1.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017

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Chile Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -9,295.767 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 64,826.930 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 19.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 148,279.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 43.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (CLP bn) 114,317.250 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (CLP bn) 192,541.650 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (CLP bn) 110,449.471 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
GG: Gross Operational Income (CLP mn) 3,633,982.957 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Revenue: Social Security Contributions (CLP mn) 3,281,978.504 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Total Expenditure (CLP mn) 77,237,563.348 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Total Revenue (CLP mn) 70,829,957.680 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Non-Financial Assets: Net Acquisition (CLP mn) 10,041,588.626 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Central Government Debt: Internal (USD mn) 92,962.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Central Government Debt: External (USD mn) 48,551.800 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.499 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,449.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 9,434.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 12,704.297 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 169,998.694 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 22,358.746 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 7,985.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,608,251.411 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 854,411.233 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,414.571 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,277.093 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,694.817 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1992 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 2,584.958 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1980 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: BPM6: fob: BoP (USD mn) 1,630.320 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: BPM6: fob: Goods: General: Mining: Copper: Cathodes (USD mn) 1,236.685 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: BPM6: fob: Goods: General: Mining: Copper (USD mn) 3,919.047 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: BPM6: fob: Goods: General: Mining: Copper: Concentrates (USD mn) 2,550.213 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: BPM6: cif: Mfg: Intermediate Goods: Others: Chemicals (USD mn) 367.339 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: BPM6: cif: Mfg: Intermediate Goods: Energy Products: Oil (USD mn) 528.628 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: BPM6: cif: Mfg: Consumer Goods: Durables: Cars (USD mn) 196.203 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 532.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -4,598.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,133.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,618.892 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1,264.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3,883.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 269,407.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.2 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 31,767.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -12.776 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -63,916.612 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments: BPM6: Balance (USD mn) 608.704 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Income (USD mn) -4,752.285 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 2,863.426 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 24,286.935 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -2,412.187 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Current Transfers (USD mn) -128.217 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -1,122.021 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 1,032.832 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) 4,333.842 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Services: Debt (USD mn) 5,275.613 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 19,953.093 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Capital Account (USD mn) 0.294 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Current Transfers: Debt (USD mn) 1,161.050 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): BPM6 (USD mn) -64,241.580 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
IIP: BPM6: Assets (USD mn) 476,010.240 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
IIP: BPM6: Liabilities (USD mn) 540,251.821 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: USD: Private (USD mn) 162,702.256 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Gross External Debt: USD: Public (USD mn) 84,666.369 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Manufacturing Industry (USD mn) 756.591 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD mn) 2,648.175 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Total (USD mn) 21,737.836 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: America: United States (USD mn) 2,378.748 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Netherlands (USD mn) -166.210 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: America: Canada (USD mn) 4,842.488 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining (USD mn) 9,345.871 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Financial Services (USD mn) -593.963 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: United Kingdom (USD mn) -1,277.475 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Electricity, Gas and Water (USD mn) 4,119.010 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Commerce (USD mn) 1,783.187 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Communications (USD mn) -60.372 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Manufacturing Industry (USD mn) 353.562 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Transport and Storage (USD mn) -545.358 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: Colombia (USD mn) 249.674 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Europe: United Kingdom (USD mn) 1,158.851 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: Brazil (USD mn) 4,025.889 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Total (USD mn) 6,277.992 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: United States (USD mn) 349.272 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Mining (USD mn) 633.532 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Commerce (USD mn) 272.704 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: Peru (USD mn) 644.784 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 37.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 6,959.944 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 63,048.460 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 205,353.432 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 43,848.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 31.695 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 224,402.999 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.3 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2021
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 291,639.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1978 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 150.480 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 456.295 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 133,443.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 250,999.924 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.75 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 67.17 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement: Month End: Effective (CLP mn) 6,804,439.859 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M1 (CLP bn) 58,702.764 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1965 - Feb 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M2 (CLP bn) 190,324.445 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M3 (CLP bn) 354,780.062 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
Central Bank: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 44,868.704 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Central Bank: Reserve Assets: Others (USD mn) 40,862.055 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Banking System: Credit: Mortgage Loans (ML): Amount (CLP mn) 81,560,344.839 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Oct 2025
BCC Forecast: Economic Activity Index: YoY: Previous Month (%) 2.300 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Economic Expectations Evolution: Inflation: Current Calendar Year (%) 4.000 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2025
Economic Perception Index (IPEC) (Index Point) 40.599 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2002 - Nov 2025

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