Current account and capital flows · Chile

Chile Current Account

The Chile Current Account measures money flowing between Chile and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.

Importance
Low
Publié
Quarterly
Prochaine publication
Devise
CLP · Chilean peso
Banque centrale
The Banco Central de Chile

Derniers chiffres

La dernière publication, pour Q2, est parue le 2026-08-18 et s’est établie à $-0.4B.

PubliéPourRéelConsensusPrécédent
18 Aug 2026Q2$-0.4B–$1.9B
18 May 2026Q1$1.9B–$1.3B
18 Mar 2026Q4$1.3B–$-3.3B ®
18 Nov 2025Q3$-4.60B–$-2.08B ®
18 Aug 2025Q2$-3.25B–$-0.156B ®
19 May 2025Q1$0.63B–$-1.78B
18 Mar 2025Q4$-1.78B–$-2.39B ®

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Pourquoi c’est important

A current-account deficit must be financed by foreign capital, which makes a currency vulnerable when investors turn cautious; a surplus country lends to the world. Capital-flow data show whether foreigners are buying the country's bonds and shares. Tourism and remittances are large sources of foreign currency for some economies.

Mode de calcul

The balance of payments records every transaction with non-residents: goods, services, income, transfers (current account) and investment (financial account); the two mirror each other.

Current account = trade balance + primary income + secondary income
Current account + capital account + financial account ≈ 0

Ce que signifient les variations

  • A deficit above about 4–5% of GDP is often seen as a risk for emerging-market currencies.
  • Large foreign purchases of local bonds support the currency.

Supérieur aux attentes : A larger surplus or stronger inflows than expected tend to support the Chilean peso.

Inférieur aux attentes : A larger deficit or weaker inflows than expected tend to weigh on the Chilean peso.

Un bref historique

Balance-of-payments accounting was standardised by the International Monetary Fund after 1945; current-account crises shaped events from the 1990s emerging-market crises to the euro debt crisis.

Questions

What is the Chile Current Account?

The Chile Current Account measures money flowing between Chile and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.

What was the latest Chile Current Account?

$-0.4B for Q2, published on 18 August 2026.

When is the next Chile Current Account?

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 11:30 UTC.

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