| Economic indicators | 
          
    
        
            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 2014 | 100917 |  | 
    
    
        
            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 2010 | 69555 |  | 
    
    
        
            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 2005 | 41507 |  | 
    
    
        
            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 2014 | 3.7 |  | 
    
    
        
            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 2010 | 3.5 |  | 
    
    
        
            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 2005 | 5.3 |  | 
    
    
        
            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 2014 | 6345.8 |  | 
    
    
        
            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 2010 | 4657.3 |  | 
    
    
        
            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 2005 | 3021.9 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 2014 | 9.1 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 2010 | 10.2 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 2005 | 10.0 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 2014 | 39.1 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 2010 | 36.3 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 2005 | 33.4 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 2014 | 51.8 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 2010 | 53.5 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 2005 | 56.6 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 2014 | 25.3 | Break in the time series. 2013. | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 2010 | 28.2 | Persons aged 10 years and over. Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2. | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 2005 | 31.5 | Persons aged 10 years and over. Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2. | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 2014 | 20.4 | Break in the time series. 2013. | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 2010 | 18.6 | Persons aged 10 years and over. Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2. | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 2005 | 17.2 | Persons aged 10 years and over. Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2. | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 2014 | 54.3 | Break in the time series. 2013. | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 2010 | 53.1 | Persons aged 10 years and over. Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2. | 
    
    
        
            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 2005 | 51.3 | Persons aged 10 years and over. Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2. | 
    
    
        
            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 2014 | 3.8 | Estimate. | 
    
    
        
            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 2010 | 5.0 | Estimate. | 
    
    
        
            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 2005 | 4.8 | Estimate. | 
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 2014 | 48.9/79.6 | Estimate. | 
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 2010 | 49.9/80.6 | Estimate. | 
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 2005 | 55.3/84.6 | Estimate. | 
    
    
        
            | CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) | 2014 | 256 |  | 
    
    
        
            | CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) | 2010 | 219 |  | 
    
    
        
            | CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) | 2005 | 175 | Series linked to former series. | 
    
    
        
            | Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) | 2014 | 116 | 2013. | 
    
    
        
            | Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) | 2010 | 121 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) | 2005 | 98 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Food production index (2004-2006=100) | 2014 | 117 | 2013. | 
    
    
        
            | Food production index (2004-2006=100) | 2010 | 123 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Food production index (2004-2006=100) | 2005 | 98 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 2014 | -590 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 2010 | -1586 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 2005 | 474 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Exports (million US$) | 2015 | 18330.6 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Imports (million US$) | 2015 | 21387.3 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Balance (million US$) | 2015 | -3056.7 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Major trading partners (% of exports) | 2015 | United States (39.4), Chile (6.2), Peru (5.1) |  | 
    
    
        
            | Major trading partners (% of imports) | 2015 | United States (23.8), China (19.0), Colombia (7.5) |  | 
    
    
        
        
                    
            
                | Social indicators | 
          
    
        
            | Population growth rate (average annual %) | 2010-2015 | 1.6 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Urban population (%) | 2015 | 63.7 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 2010-2015 | 1.9 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 2010-2015 | 2.6 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 2010-2015 | 78.4/72.8 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Total dependency ratio (Pop. aged 0-14 & 65+ per 100 pop. 15-64) | 2015 | 56 |  | 
    
    
        
            | International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | mid-2015 | 387.5/2.4 | Including refugees. | 
    
    
        
            | Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) | 2014 | 1557 | Arrivals of non-resident visitors at national borders. Excluding nationals residing abroad. | 
    
    
        
            | Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR | mid-2015 | 133305 | All figures relate to the end of 2014. | 
    
    
        
            | Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) | 2010-2015 | 21 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Health: Total expenditure (% of GDP) | 2014 | 9.2 | Data revision. | 
    
    
        
            | Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 2013 | 1.7 | 2011. | 
    
    
        
            | Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 2014 | 4.2 | 2012. | 
    
    
        
            | Education: Primary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 2014 | 113.4/113.2 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Education: Secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 2014 | 106.3/102.2 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Education: Tertiary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 2014 | 45.3/34.6 | 2012. | 
    
    
        
            | Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 2014 | 8.2 |  | 
    
    
        
            | Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 2016 | 41.6 |  |