Chile Unemployment Rate

2009 - 2025 | Monthly | % | National Institute of Statistics

Key information about Chile Unemployment Rate

  • Chile Unemployment Rate dropped to 8.02% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 8.08% in Dec 2024.
  • Chile Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Mar 2009 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 7.34%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.09% in Jul 2020 and a record low of 5.78% in Dec 2013.
  • The data is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Chile Population reached 20.13 million people in Dec 2024.


View Chile's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2009 to Jan 2025 in the chart:

Chile Unemployment Rate

What was Chile's Unemployment Rate in Jan 2025?

Chile Unemployment Rate dropped to 8.02% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 8.08% in Dec 2024. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8.02 Jan 2025 8.08 Dec 2024 5.78 Dec 2013 13.09 Jul 2020 % monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.76 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 6.90 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 13.30 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 4.11 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%) 5.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.64 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%) 5.90 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.17 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 20.68 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Brazil (%) 6.50 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.80 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 2.40 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 6.60 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 8.02 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Colombia (%) 11.64 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%) 6.80 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 5.00 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.68 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 4.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 6.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 5.30 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%) 6.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2023
France (%) 7.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 16.40 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Germany (%) 3.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 3.56 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Greece (%) 11.20 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 4.34 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.91 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 4.10 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2023
Israel (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 6.28 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 21.30 Nov 2024 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.70 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.70 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 4.10 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 6.90 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.85 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.60 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 2.29 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 5.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (%) 5.30 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 11.00 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 13.60 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 3.67 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 3.10 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2021
New Zealand (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 4.10 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 3.90 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Oman (%) 3.60 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.30 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.10 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.55 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%) 6.15 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2025
Philippines (%) 4.50 Apr 2023 quarterly Jul 1982 - Apr 2023
Poland (%) 5.40 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2019 yearly 1997 - 2019
Romania (%) 5.60 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (%) 2.40 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.73 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 8.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 1.90 May 2023 monthly Mar 2020 - May 2023
Slovakia (%) 5.09 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 3.50 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 32.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 10.61 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 7.22 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Apr 2023
Switzerland (%) 4.44 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024

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Chile Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -7,629.972 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 65,188.639 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 19.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 141,514.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 44.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (CLP bn) 105,724.758 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (CLP bn) 167,310.269 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (CLP bn) 105,280.069 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
GG: Total Revenue (CLP mn) 70,829,957.680 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Total Expenditure (CLP mn) 77,237,563.348 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Revenue: Social Security Contributions (CLP mn) 3,281,978.504 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Non-Financial Assets: Net Acquisition (CLP mn) 10,041,588.626 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Gross Operational Income (CLP mn) 3,633,982.957 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) 1,630.3 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Feb 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 9,422.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.5 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 28,748.081 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 192,854.822 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 25,862.340 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,325.4 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.4 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,530,640.088 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 810,414.138 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,475.786 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,026.597 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Feb 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,101.688 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 1992 - Feb 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,783.009 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1980 - Feb 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 (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
Exports: BPM6: fob: Goods: General: Mining: Copper: Cathodes (USD mn) 1,236.685 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: Intermediate Goods: Others: Chemicals (USD mn) 367.339 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) 282.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -3,139.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,019.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 424.427 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 58.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 366.179 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 247,368.6 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 71.7 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 24,693.8 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.3 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -13.126 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -58,902.313 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 2,863.426 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 (USD mn) -2,412.187 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: Capital Account (USD mn) 0.294 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: Income (USD mn) -4,933.073 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: Current Account: Current Transfers: Debt (USD mn) 1,161.050 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
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: Financial Services (USD mn) -593.963 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: America: United States (USD mn) 2,378.748 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Total (USD mn) 21,737.836 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining (USD mn) 9,345.871 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
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: Europe: United Kingdom (USD mn) -1,277.475 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
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
Direct Investment: Transport and Storage (USD mn) -545.358 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Mining (USD mn) 633.532 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: America: Brazil (USD mn) 4,025.889 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Communications (USD mn) -60.372 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: Peru (USD mn) 644.784 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Manufacturing Industry (USD mn) 353.562 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Commerce (USD mn) 272.704 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Europe: United Kingdom (USD mn) 1,158.851 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: Colombia (USD mn) 249.674 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 6,380.835 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 61,713.779 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1965 - Feb 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 200,086.673 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 40,862.1 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 12.845 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.5 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 22.869 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 208,742.930 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.3 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2021
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 273,178.2 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1978 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.7 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Jan 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 152.855 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 463.750 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 122,195.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 238,874.773 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 2012 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.09 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 2013 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 71.09 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2012 - Sep 2024
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M1 (CLP bn) 58,702.764 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1965 - Feb 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M3 (CLP bn) 354,780.062 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M2 (CLP bn) 190,324.445 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
Central Bank: Reserve Assets: Others (USD mn) 40,862.055 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Central Bank: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 44,868.704 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) 10.5 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Feb 2025
Economic Expectations Evolution: Inflation: Current Calendar Year (%) 4.000 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2025

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