Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Chile
Chile: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) was 12.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Chile, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, insurance and financial services in Chile stood at 12.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Chile peaked at 15.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1984.
That places Chile 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.5% | — |
| 1977 | 4.4% | -18.8% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -44.8% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -24.4% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -28.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +232.6% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -19.1% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -47.8% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +198.5% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -24.4% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +61.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 12.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 1.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Chile's 12.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +232.6% | 1.2% | 3.9% |
| 1993 | +198.5% | 1.3% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.3% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 21.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Chile?
- Insurance and financial services in Chile was 12.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1984.
- How does Chile rank for insurance and financial services?
- Chile ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.