Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Chile
Chile: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 11.93 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Chile, 1957–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Chile is 11.93 trillion, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Chile peaked at 11.93 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.82 trillion, in 1987.
Chile ranks 12th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | -173,000 | — |
| 1962 | -376,000 | +117.3% |
| 1963 | -528,000 | +40.4% |
| 1964 | -641,000 | +21.4% |
| 1965 | -628,000 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | -282,000 | -55.1% |
| 1967 | -521,000 | +84.8% |
| 1968 | 285,147 | -154.7% |
| 1969 | 2.18 million | +663.2% |
| 1970 | 4.21 million | +93.3% |
| 1971 | 559,173 | -86.7% |
| 1972 | -9.50 million | -1798.9% |
| 1973 | -219.90 million | +2214.7% |
| 1974 | -1.34 billion | +511.1% |
| 1975 | -8.72 billion | +549.0% |
| 1976 | -3.43 billion | -60.7% |
| 1977 | -18.10 billion | +427.7% |
| 1978 | -688.00 million | -96.2% |
| 1979 | 10.96 billion | -1692.5% |
| 1980 | 469.70 million | -95.7% |
| 1981 | -109.08 billion | -23323.1% |
| 1982 | -342.26 billion | +213.8% |
| 1983 | -511.70 billion | +49.5% |
| 1984 | -974.47 billion | +90.4% |
| 1985 | -1.41 trillion | +44.7% |
| 1986 | -1.69 trillion | +19.6% |
| 1987 | -1.82 trillion | +8.1% |
| 1988 | -1.28 trillion | -29.6% |
| 1989 | -720.01 billion | -43.9% |
| 1990 | 263.21 billion | -136.6% |
| 1991 | 1.07 trillion | +307.2% |
| 1992 | 1.68 trillion | +57.2% |
| 1993 | 2.23 trillion | +32.3% |
| 1994 | 3.34 trillion | +49.9% |
| 1995 | 4.38 trillion | +30.9% |
| 1996 | 5.94 trillion | +35.7% |
| 1997 | 6.70 trillion | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 6.38 trillion | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 8.73 trillion | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 8.87 trillion | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 10.71 trillion | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 10.04 trillion | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.61 trillion | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 7.24 trillion | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 6.94 trillion | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 9.35 trillion | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 8.39 trillion | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 11.93 trillion | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960s | -68,761 | -641,000 | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.16 billion | -18.10 billion | 10.96 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -885.85 billion | -1.82 trillion | 469.70 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 trillion | 263.21 billion | 8.73 trillion | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.01 trillion | 6.94 trillion | 11.93 trillion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Chile
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,818 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.6991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0926 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,667 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,817 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Chile?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Chile was 11.93 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.93 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.82 trillion in 1987.
- How does Chile rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Chile ranks 12th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.