Euromonitor International publishes thousands of country, market and lifestyle statistics on Chile.

Country factfile

Area

751,625 km²

Population

17,052,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	1,320.87	1,367.64	1,417.46	1,469.91	1,524.37
Population density (people per sq km)	21.76	21.99	22.22	22.44	22.66
GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $)	198,611.35	213,910.97	230,863.12	267,610.14	289,249.19
Real GDP growth (% growth)	5.56	4.59	4.68	3.20	-1.74
Inflation (% growth)	3.05	3.39	4.41	8.72	2.04
Consumer expenditure (US$ million)	67,470.84	78,203.35	87,556.17	98,519.31	97,438.22
Annual gross income (US$ million)	88,907.66	102,975.49	115,404.58	132,597.86	134,562.23
Annual disposable income (US$ million)	79,225.12	91,856.05	102,863.72	118,224.07	120,089.65

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• International Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million)	15,292.3	17,656.5	19,685.3	22,127.9	21,836.2
Internet users ('000)	3,511.30	4,208.22	5,162.68	5,456.51	5,810.98
New registrations of passenger cars ('000)	135.14	144.60	151.20	156.91
Consumer electronics (CH$ billion)	347.97	367.52	382.77	396.03
Dog and cat food (CH$ million)	122,204.71	135,601.91	148,741.54	161,076.84	174,448.85

Source

• World Income Distribution
• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Soft drinks (million litres)	2,121	2,201	2,272	2,339	2,400
Soft drinks (CH$ million)	834,193	859,490	880,480	899,659	916,402
Tobacco (CH$ million)	654,476	684,268	717,512	755,309	795,096
Cosmetics and toiletries (CH$ million)	655,219	678,597	700,342	720,166	735,795
Tourism receipts (US$ million)	1,109	1,222	1,419	1,713	1,559

Source

• Consumer Latin America

Business information sources

• Banco Central de Chile
  (Central Bank of Chile) ( www.bcentral.cl )
• Comisión Chilena del Cobre
  (Chilean Copper Commission) ( www.cochilco.cl )
• Empresa Nacional de Petróleo (ENAP)
  (National Petroleum Enterprise) ( www.enap.cl )
• Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE)
  (National Institute of Statistics) ( www.ine.cl )
• Oficina de Estudios y Políticas Agricolas (ODEPA)
  (Department of Agricultural Policy Studies) ( www.odepa.gob.cl )
• UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ( www.eclac.cl )