Chile Inflation Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

3.5

Units In

3.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 06, 2026

Time to Release

27 Days 13 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
746.3 Apr 1974	-3.4 Nov 2009	38.13 %	1951-2025	N/A

In Chile, the main components of the consumer price index are: Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (19 percent of the total weight); Transportation (14.5 percent) and Housing, Water, Electricity and Other Fuels (13.8 percent). Education account for 8 percent; Miscellaneous Goods and Services for 7.2 percent and Furniture and Household Equipment and Conservation for 7 percent. Others include: Leisure and Culture (6.7 percent); Health (6.4 percent); Communications (5 percent); Clothing and Footwear (4.5 percent); Restaurants and Hotels (4.4 percent) and Alcoholic Beverages, Narcotics and Tobacco (3.3 percent). The national index has a base of 100 as of 2013. The CPI reflects the prices and spending patterns registered in the regional capitals and suburban areas of the fifteen regions of the country.

Latest Updates

Chile’s annual inflation edged up to 3.5% in December 2025 from 3.4% in November. Price pressures intensified in food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.2% vs 3.6%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.1% vs 2.2%), household equipment and maintenance (0.9% vs 0%), healthcare (4.8% vs 4.4%), information and communication (0.2% vs 0%), and restaurants and lodging (6.7% vs 6.6%). By contrast, deflation deepened in clothing and footwear (-3.7% vs -1.8%) and re-emerged in insurance and financial services (-2.8% vs 0.4%). Inflation also cooled in housing and utilities (6.5% vs 6.7%), transport (0.7% vs 1.2%), and recreation, sports and culture (1.8% vs 1.9%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.2% in December, reversing a 0.3% increase in November.