Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Chile
Chile: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 4.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Chile, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Chile stood at 4.9%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Chile peaked at 13.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2008.
Chile ranks 85th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4% | — |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +51.7% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -63.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -40.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +118.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +82.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -55.4% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 2.8% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.3% | 11.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Chile?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Chile was 4.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Chile ranks 85th out of 124 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release