The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

billion (2007 est.)

      GDP (official exchange rate):

      $163.8 billion (2007 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

      5.1% (2007 est.)

      GDP - per capita (PPP):

      $14,300 (2007 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector:

      agriculture: 4.8% industry: 51.2% services: 44% (2007 est.)

      Labor force:

      7.167 million (2007 est.)

      Labor force - by occupation:

      agriculture: 13.6% industry: 23.4% services: 63% (2003)

      Unemployment rate:

      7% (2007 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

      18.2% (2005)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

      lowest 10%: 1.4% highest 10%: 45% (2003)

      Distribution of family income - Gini index:

      54.9 (2003)

      Investment (gross fixed):

      20.6% of GDP (2007 est.)

      Budget:

      revenues: $44.96 billion expenditures: $30.51 billion (2007 est.)

      Fiscal year:

      calendar year

      Public debt:

      4.1% of GDP (2007 est.)

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

      4.4% (2007 est.)

      Central bank discount rate:

      6% (31 December 2007)

      Commercial bank prime lending rate:

      8.67% (31 December 2007)

      Stock of money:

      $16.6 billion (31 December 2007)

      Stock of quasi money:

      $80.42 billion (31 December 2007)

      Stock of domestic credit:

      $127.1 billion (31 December 2007)

      Agriculture - products:

      grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber

      Industries:

      copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

      Industrial production growth rate:

      11.1% (2007 est.)

      Electricity - production:

      50.37 billion kWh (2006 est.)

      Electricity - consumption:

      45.52 billion kWh (2006 est.)

      Electricity - exports:

      0 kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      1.628 billion kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - production by source:

      fossil fuel: 47% hydro: 51.5% nuclear: 0% other: 1.4% (2001)

      Oil - production:

      11,610 bbl/day (2007 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

      253,000 bbl/day (2006 est.)

      Oil - exports:

      32,500 bbl/day (2005)

      Oil - imports:

      222,900 bbl/day (2006 est.)

      Oil - proved reserves:

      150 million bbl (1 January 2008 est.)

      Natural gas - production:

      1.8 billion cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

      4.2 billion cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

      2.4 billion cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      97.97 billion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)

      Current account balance:

      $7.2 billion (2007 est.)

      Exports:

      $67.64 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

      copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine

      Exports - partners:

      China 14.8%, US 12.5%, Japan 10.5%, Netherlands 5.8%, South Korea 5.7%, Italy 5.1%, Brazil 5% (2007)

      Imports:

      $43.99 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

      petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, natural gas

      Imports - partners:

      US 16.7%, China 11.2%, Brazil 10.3%, Argentina 9.9% (2007)

      Economic aid - recipient:

      $0 (2006)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

      $16.84 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

      Debt - external:

      $57.6 billion (31 December 2007)

      Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

      $91.49 billion (2007 est.)

      Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

      $24.68 billion (2007 est.)

      Market value of publicly traded shares:

      $174.6 billion (2006)

      Currency (code):

      Chilean peso (CLP)

      Currency code:

      CLP

      Exchange rates:

      Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004), 691.43 (2003)

      Communications

       Chile

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      3.379 million (2007)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      13.955 million (2007)

      Telephone system:

      general assessment: privatization begun in 1988; most advanced telecommunications infrastructure in South America; modern system based on extensive microwave radio relay facilities; fixed-line connections have dropped in recent years as mobile-cellular usage continues to increase, reaching a level of 85 telephones per 100 persons domestic: extensive microwave radio relay links; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations international: country code - 56; submarine cables provide links to the US and to Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)

      Radio broadcast stations:

      AM