Tax revenue in Chile
Chile: Tax revenue was 18.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue in Chile, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chile recorded 18.3% for tax revenue in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Chile peaked at 21.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1990.
That places Chile 64th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax revenue in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 15.9% | — |
| 1973 | 17.0% | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 16.0% | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 20.1% | +25.9% |
| 1976 | 18.1% | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 18.7% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.7% | 15.9% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 13.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.6% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.2% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 61 Czechia 18.6% compare
- 62 Republic of Moldova 18.6% compare
- 63 Cape Verde 18.4% compare
- 65 Saint Lucia 18.2% compare
- 66 Palau 18.1% compare
- 67 Albania 18.0% compare
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 tax revenue in Chile?
- Tax revenue in Chile was 18.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for tax revenue?
- Chile ranks 64th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.