Chile Inflation Rate (CPI YoY %) - Historical Data
Year-on-year percentage change in the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Chile from 1929 to 2026, compiled from the BIS Long Consumer Prices archive (WS_LONG_CPI). The latest inflation rate is 4.13% (Aug 2026) compared with the Central Bank of Chile official target of 3.0% Over Two-Year Horizon.
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Current Statistics & Historical Records
Latest Reading (Aug 2026)
4.13%
Prev (Jul 2026): 3.53%+0.60 pp
Highest Recorded (Apr 1974)
746.27%
Peak consumer price inflation rate in Chile (Central Bank of Chile mandate: 3.0% Over Two-Year Horizon).
Lowest Recorded (Jan 1932)
-7.54%
Lowest recorded CPI inflation / deflation reading in Chile.
Long-Run Mean (1929–2026)
31.82%
98 annual observations · Monthly
Central Bank of Chile · CLP
Chile Inflation Rate (CPI YoY %) (1929-2026)
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Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS) & National Statistical Office (WS_LONG_CPI:M:CL:771)
Latest: 4.13% (Aug 2026)
Chile Inflation Rate Averages by Decade
Decadal mean, peak, and trough across the 1929–2026 archive
| Decade | Years Covered | Decade Mean | Decade High (Year) | Decade Low (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1929–1929 | 2.62% | 2.62% (1929) | 2.62% (1929) |
| 1930s | 1930–1939 | 5.92% | 24.80% (1933) | -1.38% (1931) |
| 1940s | 1940–1949 | 17.71% | 34.03% (1947) | 9.06% (1945) |
| 1950s | 1950–1959 | 38.21% | 74.85% (1955) | 15.16% (1950) |
| 1960s | 1960–1969 | 25.15% | 46.20% (1964) | 7.68% (1961) |
| 1970s | 1970–1979 | 180.99% | 586.05% (1974) | 20.23% (1971) |
| 1980s | 1980–1989 | 21.48% | 35.49% (1980) | 9.84% (1982) |
| 1990s | 1990–1999 | 11.79% | 25.91% (1990) | 3.34% (1999) |
| 2000s | 2000–2009 | 3.49% | 8.71% (2008) | 1.06% (2004) |
| 2010s | 2010–2019 | 2.97% | 4.71% (2014) | 1.52% (2010) |
| 2020s | 2020–2026 | 5.55% | 11.61% (2022) | 3.05% (2020) |
Complete Annual Historical Ledger (1929–2026)
Unit: % YoY · Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS) & National Statistical Office (WS_LONG_CPI:M:CL:771)
| Year | Annual Value (% YoY) | Intra-Year Range (Min – Max) | Monetary Regime & Historical Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.48% | 2.37% – 4.34% | - |
| 2025 | 4.22% | 3.44% – 4.94% | Post-tightening monetary recalibration across advanced and emerging central banks |
| 2024 | 4.26% | 3.74% – 4.74% | G10 policy rates peak and pivot toward gradual monetary normalization |
| 2023 | 7.69% | 3.94% – 12.35% | - |
| 2022 | 11.61% | 7.70% – 14.08% | Global inflation surge triggers fastest synchronized rate hiking cycle in four decades |
| 2021 | 4.51% | 2.84% – 7.17% | - |
| 2020 | 3.05% | 2.46% – 3.88% | COVID-19 pandemic emergency rate cuts and record balance sheet expansion |
| 2019 | 2.55% | 2.21% – 2.99% | - |
| 2018 | 2.43% | 1.80% – 3.14% | - |
| 2017 | 2.18% | 1.45% – 2.77% | - |
| 2016 | 3.80% | 2.70% – 4.79% | Bank of Japan introduces Yield Curve Control (YCC); post-Brexit BoE easing |
| 2015 | 4.35% | 3.94% – 5.00% | - |
| 2014 | 4.71% | 3.02% – 6.08% | ECB and European peers introduce Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP) |
| 2013 | 1.80% | 0.95% – 3.02% | - |
| 2012 | 3.01% | 1.48% – 4.42% | - |
| 2011 | 3.34% | 2.67% – 4.44% | European Sovereign Debt Crisis and Swiss franc safe-haven surge |
| 2010 | 1.52% | -0.11% – 2.98% | - |
| 2009 | 1.57% | -2.27% – 6.32% | - |
| 2008 | 8.71% | 7.09% – 9.85% | Global Financial Crisis drives major central banks to the zero lower bound and QE1 |
| 2007 | 4.39% | 2.49% – 7.82% | - |
| 2006 | 3.40% | 2.05% – 4.08% | - |
| 2005 | 3.05% | 2.19% – 4.14% | - |
| 2004 | 1.06% | -0.75% – 2.48% | - |
| 2003 | 2.82% | 0.95% – 4.49% | - |
| 2002 | 2.49% | 1.96% – 3.04% | - |
| 2001 | 3.57% | 2.64% – 4.69% | Dot-com bust and synchronized G10 monetary easing cycle |
| 2000 | 3.84% | 2.83% – 4.68% | - |
| 1999 | 3.34% | 2.31% – 4.05% | Launch of the Euro and establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB) |
| 1998 | 5.12% | 4.28% – 6.25% | - |
| 1997 | 6.14% | 5.25% – 7.21% | Asian Financial Crisis triggers emergency EM currency defense hikes |
| 1996 | 7.38% | 6.21% – 8.60% | - |
| 1995 | 8.23% | 7.42% – 8.77% | - |
| 1994 | 11.52% | 8.30% – 13.74% | Global bond market selloff and pre-emptive Federal Reserve tightening cycle |
| 1993 | 12.73% | 11.65% – 13.61% | - |
| 1992 | 15.54% | 12.69% – 19.46% | European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) crisis and Black Wednesday |
| 1991 | 21.98% | 17.78% – 24.75% | - |
| 1990 | 25.91% | 23.07% – 30.43% | German reunification tightening and Japanese asset bubble peak |
| 1989 | 16.93% | 12.84% – 21.41% | - |
| 1988 | 14.84% | 10.94% – 19.95% | - |
| 1987 | 19.81% | 16.57% – 22.90% | Louvre Accord and Black Monday central bank liquidity provision |
| 1986 | 19.67% | 16.91% – 25.85% | - |
| 1985 | 30.81% | 25.98% – 36.53% | Plaza Accord coordinated G5 currency intervention depreciates USD |
| 1984 | 19.85% | 15.18% – 23.04% | - |
| 1983 | 27.36% | 22.01% – 32.35% | - |
| 1982 | 9.84% | 3.66% – 20.73% | - |
| 1981 | 20.19% | 9.54% – 30.59% | Volcker disinflation peak pushes benchmark policy rates to postwar highs |
| 1980 | 35.49% | 30.37% – 39.22% | - |
| 1979 | 33.14% | 29.68% – 38.90% | Second oil shock; Paul Volcker appointed Federal Reserve Chair |
| 1978 | 41.09% | 30.32% – 57.16% | - |
| 1977 | 100.92% | 63.49% – 163.02% | - |
| 1976 | 229.47% | 174.32% – 327.32% | - |
| 1975 | 380.24% | 338.22% – 427.41% | - |
| 1974 | 586.05% | 350.95% – 746.27% | First OPEC oil shock triggers global stagflation and steep policy rate hikes |
| 1973 | 311.13% | 174.15% – 528.93% | - |
| 1972 | 75.23% | 24.82% – 163.43% | - |
| 1971 | 20.23% | 15.56% – 28.13% | Nixon Shock suspends USD gold convertibility; Bretton Woods system ends |
| 1970 | 32.44% | 29.80% – 35.60% | - |
| 1969 | 30.68% | 27.01% – 33.62% | - |
| 1968 | 26.57% | 25.02% – 28.60% | - |
| 1967 | 18.11% | 16.32% – 21.89% | - |
| 1966 | 23.05% | 16.96% – 28.52% | Credit crunch of 1966 and monetary tightening |
| 1965 | 29.10% | 24.08% – 38.27% | - |
| 1964 | 46.20% | 38.47% – 51.01% | - |
| 1963 | 44.07% | 29.63% – 53.60% | - |
| 1962 | 13.77% | 9.54% – 27.69% | - |
| 1961 | 7.68% | 5.91% – 9.61% | - |
| 1960 | 12.30% | 3.77% – 30.88% | - |
| 1959 | 38.55% | 32.62% – 44.02% | - |
| 1958 | 20.89% | 5.97% – 32.51% | Eisenhower recession and global monetary easing |
| 1957 | 33.02% | 17.24% – 43.73% | - |
| 1956 | 58.02% | 37.70% – 84.22% | - |
| 1955 | 74.85% | 65.98% – 83.81% | - |
| 1954 | 72.17% | 56.35% – 82.45% | Post-Korean War Federal Reserve policy rate normalization |
| 1953 | 24.84% | 10.34% – 56.17% | - |
| 1952 | 22.43% | 12.02% – 29.08% | - |
| 1951 | 22.14% | 16.31% – 33.65% | - |
| 1950 | 15.16% | 12.04% – 20.60% | - |
| 1949 | 18.69% | 14.54% – 21.25% | - |
| 1948 | 17.98% | 15.36% – 21.48% | - |
| 1947 | 34.03% | 23.08% – 40.66% | - |
| 1946 | 15.80% | 8.11% – 30.08% | - |
| 1945 | 9.06% | 0.46% – 14.37% | - |
| 1944 | 11.57% | 5.97% – 19.63% | - |
| 1943 | 16.52% | 7.83% – 22.40% | - |
| 1942 | 25.76% | 23.10% – 29.55% | - |
| 1941 | 15.09% | 12.25% – 23.14% | - |
| 1940 | 12.60% | 6.66% – 20.22% | - |
| 1939 | 1.34% | -1.13% – 7.61% | - |
| 1938 | 4.69% | 1.08% – 11.24% | - |
| 1937 | 12.48% | 8.11% – 14.99% | - |
| 1936 | 8.51% | -1.36% – 13.70% | - |
| 1935 | 2.04% | -1.36% – 7.25% | - |
| 1934 | 0.27% | -2.74% – 4.23% | - |
| 1933 | 24.80% | 4.42% – 38.76% | - |
| 1932 | 7.16% | -7.54% – 24.08% | - |
| 1931 | -1.38% | -3.77% – 0.00% | - |
| 1930 | -0.68% | -5.18% – 1.91% | - |
| 1929 | 2.62% | 0.00% – 7.40% | - |
Frequently Asked Questions - Chile Inflation Rate
What is the current inflation rate in Chile?
As of Aug 2026, headline consumer price inflation in Chile is 4.13% year-on-year, compared to the Central Bank of Chile target of 3.0% Over Two-Year Horizon.
What was the highest inflation rate recorded in Chile?
In the 1929-2026 series, Chile CPI inflation peaked at 746.27% in Apr 1974 and reached a low of -7.54% in Jan 1932.
Statistical Provenance
Source Metadata & Methodology Notes
- Primary Institution:
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS) & National Statistical Office
- Dataset / Dataflow:
- BIS Long Series on Consumer Prices (WS_LONG_CPI)
- Canonical Series ID:
- WS_LONG_CPI:M:CL:771
- Reuse & License:
- Terms of permitted use of BIS statistics
- Unit of measure: Year-on-year percentage change in headline consumer price index (UNIT_MEASURE=771).
- Central bank benchmark target: 3.0% Over Two-Year Horizon (Central Bank of Chile).
- Annual table values represent annual average inflation across each calendar year.
Academic & Media Attribution
Cite This Dataset (APA & BibTeX)
APA 7th Edition
CentralBankData.com. (2026). Chile Inflation Rate (CPI YoY %), compiled from Bank for International Settlements (WS_LONG_CPI:M:CL:771). https://centralbankdata.com/chile-inflation-rate
BibTeX
@misc{cbd_cpi_chile,
author = {CentralBankData.com},
title = {Chile Consumer Price Inflation Rate},
note = {Compiled from Bank for International Settlements WS_LONG_CPI:M:CL:771},
year = {2026},
url = {https://centralbankdata.com/chile-inflation-rate}
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