Chile

High per capita disposable income and a large middle class will drive consumer market growth over 2020-2040. Moreover, supportive macroeconomic policies and changes in the tax system are expected to increase welfare spending and help to reduce high…

The need to stay at home because of the pandemic has had numerous impacts on daily life, as consumers’ routines and habits have been forced to change. One of these impacts has been the reduction of outdoor activities, which has obliged people to come…

COVID-19 led to a strong increase in the growth rate for weight management and wellbeing as a whole in 2020, which is set to continue, although at a slower pace, in 2021. It is direct selling players that have notably outperformed other players.…

As there is more information about the repercussions of COVID-19, people have continued to turn to preventative healthcare solutions to avoid getting infected in the first place. This awareness has increased demand for immunity-related solutions, as…

Home seclusion and prolonged lockdowns had a strong negative impact on sports nutrition in current value terms during 2020. However, considering the high vaccination rate in Chile, which has allowed the government to ease restrictions, the category…

Due to the boom in mental health issues in the country as a result of COVID-19, most experts and authorities are concerned about its repercussions in the mid and long term. Even though OTC sleep aids are a great solution to start recovering from…

The impact of the pandemic on children intensified, as confinements were prolonged from 2020 into 2021. According to an Educational Justice Center study, children’s socioemotional wellbeing has worsened, as clinic and risk diagnoses have increased…

The pandemic has accelerated the already growing health and wellness trend, with Chileans continuing to seek preventative solutions that include natural ingredients. In fact, according to Euromonitor International’s Health & Nutrition Survey, there…

Continuing the trend seen in 2020, eye care in Chile continues to be strongly driven by the performance of standard eye care. As sanitary restrictions have persisted, home seclusion is boosting sales in the category, as working from home has…

Even though there are some people who regularly suffer from digestive illnesses, sales in the category have historically been highly driven by seasonal peaks such as national holidays, New Year’s Eve, and weekend social occasions. COVID-19…

As one of the impacts of COVID-19, consumers have turned to safe and proven solutions in order to avoid contagion at all costs. This has accelerated the already existing and rapidly growing preventative health trend, which has been present in the…

The performance of dermatologicals in 2020 was hampered by the limited mobility of the population and extended home seclusion. However, in 2021, as sanitary restrictions have started to loosen due to the improvement in the vaccination rate,…

Antihistamines/allergy remedies is set to continue growing strongly for a second year in a row, despite the presence of COVID-19. Just like in 2020, sanitary restrictions are expected to be softer during the third quarter of 2021, which corresponds…

Because of the economic repercussions of the pandemic, most consumers’ disposable incomes have reduced, leading to modifications in their decision-making process. The peaking unemployment rate of 10.5%, combined with a real GDP drop of 6% in 2020…

In 2020, analgesics saw rising sales as a result of COVID-19, as consumers turned to these products as a preventative solution to be ready to treat any potential illness. Even though the stockpiling effect of Q1 benefited yearly sales for the…

Chile holds adequate renewable water resources, ensures universal access to drinking water and sanitation, and has a rather solid agricultural sector. However, the country lacks adaptive and coping capacities to deal with plentiful natural hazards,…

As there are no sales of sour milk products recorded in Chile, all sales in the category are related to yoghurt – drinking, flavoured and plain varieties. Yoghurt saw a very favourable performance in 2020, returning to solid retail volume growth…

Other dairy saw an acceleration of its retail volume and current value growth rates in 2020, and although slightly slower increases are expected in 2021, growth is set to remain higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. The imposition of lockdowns to…

After a couple of years of retail volume and current value decline, 2020 was an exceptionally good year for drinking milk products, and 2021 is set to maintain this growth trend, although at a slower pace. The return to growth is linked to the…

After a positive performance for cheese in 2020, as the retail channel absorbed some of the decline from foodservice due to outlets closures, retail volume and current value growth are set to continue in 2021, despite the rebound for sales via…