Imports as a share of GDP fell 1.24% to 0.270% in Chile in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Chile reached an all time high of 0.394% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.120% in 1971. When compared to Chile's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Argentina amounted to 0.138%, 0.318% in Bolivia, 0.306% in Paraguay and 0.184% in Uruguay in 2017.
Chile has been ranked 133rd within the group of 163 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Argentina | % | 0.147% | 0.140% | 0.118% | 0.136% | 0.140% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 0.371% | 0.420% | 0.371% | 0.319% | 0.318% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 0.140% | 0.137% | 0.141% | 0.121% | 0.118% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 0.328% | 0.322% | 0.296% | 0.275% | 0.272% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 0.335% | 0.328% | 0.315% | 0.300% | 0.323% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 0.250% | 0.242% | 0.239% | 0.228% | 0.228% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 0.264% | 0.255% | 0.229% | 0.199% | 0.183% |
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