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
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile, 1974–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More public sector data for Chile
- Arms imports 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7083 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 258.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.11 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.