Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile

Chile: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 1.02 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.02
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
5th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2020
All-time low
0.7647
in 1988
Years of data
34
1974–2020

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile, 1974–2020

00.250.50.7511974199720201974: 0.9861975: 0.9881976: 0.9751977: 0.9811978: 0.9721979: 0.951980: 0.8791981: 0.7791982: 0.8281983: 0.8231984: 0.8531985: 0.8941986: 0.8821987: 0.8421988: 0.7651992: 0.881993: 0.8861994: 0.9022005: 0.9252006: 0.9322007: 0.9352008: 0.9922009: 0.9882010: 0.952011: 0.9652012: 0.9242013: 0.9412014: 0.9582015: 0.942016: 0.952017: 0.9862018: 0.9942019: 0.9842020: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile is 1.02, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile peaked at 1.02 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7647, in 1988.

That places Chile 5th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Chile, 1974 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1974 0.9857
1975 0.9882 +0.2%
1976 0.9749 -1.3%
1977 0.9813 +0.7%
1978 0.9715 -1.0%
1979 0.9503 -2.2%
1980 0.8788 -7.5%
1981 0.7786 -11.4%
1982 0.8284 +6.4%
1983 0.8231 -0.6%
1984 0.8528 +3.6%
1985 0.8936 +4.8%
1986 0.8821 -1.3%
1987 0.8418 -4.6%
1988 0.7647 -9.2%
1992 0.8801 +15.1%
1993 0.8858 +0.7%
1994 0.9016 +1.8%
2005 0.9253 +2.6%
2006 0.9316 +0.7%
2007 0.9345 +0.3%
2008 0.9921 +6.2%
2009 0.9877 -0.4%
2010 0.9502 -3.8%
2011 0.9651 +1.6%
2012 0.9239 -4.3%
2013 0.9406 +1.8%
2014 0.9582 +1.9%
2015 0.9396 -1.9%
2016 0.9503 +1.1%
2017 0.9862 +3.8%
2018 0.9941 +0.8%
2019 0.9838 -1.0%
2020 1.02 +4.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 1.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 1.02 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6074, 1.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9753 0.9503 0.9882 6
1980s 0.8382 0.7647 0.8936 9
1990s 0.8892 0.8801 0.9016 3
2000s 0.9542 0.9253 0.9921 5
2010s 0.9592 0.9239 0.9941 10
2020s 1.02 1.02 1.02 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 2 Greece 1.53 compare
  2. 3 Brazil 1.31 compare
  3. 4 Bulgaria 1.04 compare
  4. 6 Kiribati 1 compare
  5. 7 Costa Rica 0.9995 compare
  6. 8 Hungary 0.9963 compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile?
Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile was 1.02 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2020.
What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7647 in 1988.
How does Chile rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Chile ranks 5th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
78 places, 1,624 data points, 1972–2020
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