Money in Chile
Chile: Money was 9.26 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money in Chile, 1957–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Chile recorded 9.26 trillion for money in 2008. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 215.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money in Chile peaked at 9.26 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1957.
Chile ranks 15th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 432,000 | — |
| 1962 | 557,000 | +28.9% |
| 1963 | 747,000 | +34.1% |
| 1964 | 1.13 million | +51.1% |
| 1965 | 1.37 million | +21.1% |
| 1966 | 2.59 million | +89.8% |
| 1967 | 3.24 million | +24.9% |
| 1968 | 4.47 million | +38.0% |
| 1969 | 6.06 million | +35.5% |
| 1970 | 10.03 million | +65.5% |
| 1971 | 21.27 million | +112.2% |
| 1972 | 54.10 million | +154.3% |
| 1973 | 228.60 million | +322.6% |
| 1974 | 836.70 million | +266.0% |
| 1975 | 2.98 billion | +256.0% |
| 1976 | 11.33 billion | +280.2% |
| 1977 | 19.80 billion | +74.8% |
| 1978 | 38.09 billion | +92.4% |
| 1979 | 65.32 billion | +71.5% |
| 1980 | 98.33 billion | +50.5% |
| 1981 | 109.16 billion | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 113.01 billion | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 131.10 billion | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 160.70 billion | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 199.97 billion | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 286.13 billion | +43.1% |
| 1987 | 345.17 billion | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 506.70 billion | +46.8% |
| 1989 | 592.53 billion | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 732.59 billion | +23.6% |
| 1991 | 1.06 trillion | +44.7% |
| 1992 | 1.34 trillion | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 1.62 trillion | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 1.88 trillion | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 2.30 trillion | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 2.68 trillion | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 3.12 trillion | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 2.94 trillion | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 3.40 trillion | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 3.65 trillion | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 4.08 trillion | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 4.45 trillion | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 4.96 trillion | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 5.77 trillion | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 6.55 trillion | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 7.62 trillion | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 8.23 trillion | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 9.26 trillion | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960s | 2.06 million | 0 | 6.06 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.87 billion | 10.03 million | 65.32 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 254.28 billion | 98.33 billion | 592.53 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 trillion | 732.59 billion | 3.40 trillion | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.06 trillion | 3.65 trillion | 9.26 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 money in Chile?
- Money in Chile was 9.26 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest money recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1957.
- How does Chile rank for money?
- Chile ranks 15th out of 162 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.4%. 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 Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.