IMF: Per capita GDP in Chile will exceed US$ 9,000 in 2007
Publicado el: 17 de junio de 2007
In 2007, the per capita GDP in Chile will, for the first time, exceed US$ 9,000, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This figure, cited as reaching US$ 9,025 in the most recent biannual World Economic Outlook, enables Chile to retain its position as the leading Latin American country according to current prices, and 53rd out of 180 nations worldwide. In the Purchasing Power Parity-corrected index, Chile's per capita GDP jumps to US$ 13,804, second only in the region to Argentina, which has recovered steadily following the 2001 financial crisis.
Considering the country's Gross Domestic Product (at current prices), Chile will remain in the No. 5 spot in Latin America in 2007, falling to 6th place in 2008, when it will be overtaken by Colombia. Although Peru is still a distant 7th, it is rapidly closing in on Chile. On a global scale, the Chilean economy ranks No. 42, similar to Malaysia and the Czech Republic.