Country Fact Sheet

Government at a GlanceLatin America and the Caribbean 2020

Building on a solid fiscal framework, gross public debt has risen but remains comparatively small

In 2018, gross public debt as a share of GDP reached 25.5% in Chile. While this is the third lowest level in LAC and significantly below the OECD (73.1%) and LAC (47.5%) averages it increased by 21.7 percent-age points since 2007. Fewer revenues from copper (from 8.1% of GDP in 2007 to less than 1% in 2017) and increased public spending (from 19.2% of GDP in 2007 to 25.4% in 2017), including the funding new entitlements, contribute to explain this trend. Separately, authorities have enhanced the fiscal framework by institutionalizing an autonomous fiscal council with a broader mandate and financial resources, and have started publishing quarterly macro-fiscal forecasts.

Chapter 2: Public finance and economics

2.5. General government gross debt as a percentage of GDP, 2007 and 20182.13. General government expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 2007 and 20182.23. Fiscal revenues from non-renewable resources as a percentage of GDP, 2017 and 2007

Chile has a robust set of regulations against undue influence in policy making

With a score of 7.4 (0 being the lowest possible and 9 the highest) Chile has the second highest regional score on the index of quality of regulations against undue influence, well above the LAC regional average of 4.08. The index measures the existence and reach of lobbying regulations, enforcing transparency of influ-ence seeking and the regulation on conflicts of interest.

Chapter 9: Public sector integrity

9.4. Index Quality of Regulations against Undue Influence (pilot), 2018

Trust in government decreased over the past decade in Chileand is lowest among the youngest cohort

In 2018, self-reported trust in government reached 33% slightly below the LAC average (34%) and well below the OECD figure (45%). Between 2007 and 2018 trust decreased by 10 percentage points in Chile. In turn, only 23% of those aged 15-29 reported trusting the government compared to 46% for those aged 50 or more.

Chapter 11: Core government results

11.1. Confidence in national government in 2018 and its change since 200711.2. Confidence in national government by age group, 2018

Chile

Chile

-1.5%

-10% 0%-8% +2%-6% -4% -2%

-2.9%

-4.3%

Fiscal balance (2018)% of GDP

How to read the figures:

Chile

Country value in green (not representedif not available)

Average of OECD country values in blue

Range of LAC country values in grey

Public Finance and Economics

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database

Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to

data not availableAverage of LAC country

values in purple

Government investment (2017)% of GDP

Government gross debt (2018)% of GDP

Chile

20% 120%40% 140%60% 80% 100%

108.6%

64.7%

25.6%100%

0%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database

3.1%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4%

1.6%

2.3%Chile

Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics database

Gender equality in public sector employment (2018)

60.2%

56.0% Chile

40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

51.0%

Public Procurement

Government procurementexpenditures (2017)*

% of GDP

6.0%

2% 4% 6% 8% 10%

5.3%

Chile

* See Notes Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics database

Support togreenpublic

procurement

A strategy/policyhas been developedat a central level

Some procuring entitieshave developedan internal strategy/policy

Support toSMEs

Support toinnovativegoods and

services

There has never beena strategy/policy in place

A strategy/policyhas been rescinded

Support towomen-owned

businesses

Support toresponsible

businessconducts

8 4 9 0

28 10 0 0

12 1 7 0 5 1 14 0 3 2 15 0 5 2 13 0

24 8 2 0 22 8 5 0 6 1 24 0 18 8 9 0

Chile

Source: OECD-IDB Survey on Public Procurement

Source: International Labour Organization ILOSTAT database

% of women

Public Employment

Strategic public procurement by objective (2018)

Public sector employmentas % of total employment (2018)

Source: International Labour Organization ILOSTAT database

21.1%

12.0% Chile

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

11.9%

iREG: Composite indicator on stakeholder engagementin developing subordinate regulations (2019)

Source: OECD Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance for Latin America

0

1

2

3

4

1.15 1.63

0

1

2

3

4

2.11

Chile

Methodology

Systematic adoption

Transparency

Oversight, quality control

Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics database. * See Notes

None

All

9%

33%

Some

Some25%

Most33%

Chile

No

Yes

62%

38%

NoChile

Existence of participatory budgetingat the central/federal level

(2018)

Source: OECD/IDB Survey of Budget Practices and Procedures

The max. score for each category is 1, and the max. aggregate score

for the composite is 4

Regulatory Governance

Open Government Data

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.41 0.43

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.60

Chile

Data availability

Data accessibility

Government supportfor data re-use

Budgeting Practices Human Resources Management

Source: IDB-OECD Open Government Data Survey

Proportion of vacancies that are publishedand open to external recruitment

(2018)

High Moderate None

64%29%7%

HighChile

Level of influence of theCentre of Government

over line ministries (2018)

Institutions

Source: OECD-IDB Survey on Organisation and Functions ofthe Centre of Government

Index of quality of regulationsagainst undue influence (2018)

Public Sector Integrity

Source: OECD Questionnaire on Public Integrity in Latin America

Composite index from 0 (worst) to 9 (best)

OURdata Index: Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data (2019)

Composite index from 0 (worst) to 1 (best)

Source: OECD/IDB Survey on Strategic Human Resources Management in Central/Federal Governments

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

97.40

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

94.08

Chile

Lobbyingregulation

Transparencyof in�uenceseeking

Con�ict ofinterestregulation

Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2018)

49%Judicial system

Education system

40%Health care

63%54%

34%24%

National government34%33%

ChileAverage

Range

Average

20

40

60

80

100

Source: Gallup World Poll

Notes

Chile

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6Higher

inequality

Lowerinequality

Before After Before After

0.470.37taxes and transfers

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

Before After

0.47

0.32taxes and transfers

Higherinequality

Lowerinequality 0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

Five OECDmost unequal

OECDaverage

0.460.50

taxes and transfers

Gini coefficient: Differences in income inequality pre and post-tax and government transfers (2017)

For more information on the data (including full methodology and figure notes) and to consult all other Country Fact Sheets: http://www.oecd.org/gov/government-at-a-glance-lac.htm

LAC and OECD averages for Public finance and economics and Government procurement expenditures are weighted.

* Costs of goods and services financed by general government are not included in government procurement because they are not accounted separately in the IMF Government Finance Statistics (database).

Indicator from 0 (low income concentration) to 1 (high income concentration)

Rule of Law Index: Constraint to government powers(2019)

Source: World Justice Project Rule of Law Index

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.72 0.53

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0.76

Chile

Source: OECD Income Distribution database

Core Government Results

This third edition of Government at a Glance Latin America and the Caribbean provides the latest available evidence on public administrations and

their performance in the LAC region and compares it to OECD countries. This publication includes indicators on public finances and economics,

public employment, centres of government, regulatory governance, open government data, public sector integrity, public procurement and for the

first time core government results (e.g. trust, inequality reduction). Governance indicators are especially useful for monitoring and benchmarking

governments’ progress in their public sector reforms. Each indicator in the publication is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of graphs

and/or charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings of the data, and a

methodological section on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability.

Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

The Excel spreadsheets used to create the tables and figures in Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 are available via the StatLinks provided throughout the publication: https://doi.org/10.1787/13130fbb-en