Table 5.3
Foreign Direct Investment in Chile under Decree Law 600
Unit: US$ million, current dollars · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2000 to 2015
| Series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTHORIZED FDI | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7,193.6 | 8,018.5 | 3,788.6 | 3,821.5 | 3,833.2 | 1,701.6 | 6,316.3 | 2,958.6 | 10,491.3 | 6,284.9 | 13,262 | 13,789.9 | 16,769.7 | 5,817.7 | 26,706.2 | 17,773.9 |
| Mining | 1,347.1 | 4,799 | 1,874.7 | 116.2 | 219 | 149.5 | 1,540.1 | 1,071.9 | 4,591 | 180.5 | 10,985.7 | 9,667.5 | 9,497 | 440 | 12,026.8 | 2,445.3 |
| Mining share (%) | 18.7 | 59.8 | 49.5 | 3 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 24.4 | 36.2 | 43.8 | 2.9 | 82.8 | 70.1 | 56.6 | 7.6 | 45 | 13.8 |
| ACTUAL FDI | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,039.4 | 5,023.3 | 3,381.1 | 1,236.4 | 4,637 | 1,799.4 | 3,187.4 | 1,356.4 | 5,170.8 | 5,363.3 | 2,991.9 | 4,278.9 | 9,979.7 | 7,406 | 11,886.2 | 2,718.1 |
| Mining | 233.6 | 1,136.3 | 2,003 | 392.2 | 349.6 | 588.7 | 1,126.2 | 305.2 | 2,371.6 | 1,014.5 | 1,190.8 | 2,616.3 | 3,083.2 | 3,936.5 | 1,793 | 553.4 |
| Mining share (%) | 7.7 | 22.6 | 59.2 | 31.7 | 7.5 | 32.7 | 35.3 | 22.5 | 45.9 | 18.9 | 39.8 | 61.1 | 30.9 | 53.2 | 15.1 | 20.4 |
| ACTUAL FDI BY SECTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| Agriculture | 23.3 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 6 | 47.5 | 50 | 10.2 | 9 | 29.2 |
| Trade | 120.2 | 113.6 | 72.4 | 43 | 16.9 | 2.5 | 19.1 | 262.6 | 2.7 | 2,680.8 | 557.8 | 56.7 | 49.4 | 178 | 2,140.7 | 382.8 |
| Communications | 855.6 | 1,246.3 | 330.6 | 283.4 | 1,402.2 | 514.6 | 65.1 | 66.5 | 283.8 | 194.5 | 123.1 | 94.1 | 255.9 | 248.8 | 71 | 7.4 |
| Construction | 28.6 | 164.5 | 138.2 | 29.3 | 119.1 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 5.2 | 23 | 175.4 | 1.5 |
| Electricity, gas and water | 859.8 | 907.6 | 473.1 | 150.1 | 2,193.4 | 98.2 | 1,205.5 | 169.1 | 1,452.1 | 356.6 | 109.3 | 219.9 | 903.9 | 283.7 | 3,403.3 | 866.9 |
| Industry | 253.4 | 812.2 | 218 | 184.3 | 430.1 | 199.1 | 110.4 | 69.5 | 218.5 | 462.1 | 134.4 | 218.8 | 1,180 | 681.9 | 3,583.2 | 501.8 |
| Mining | 233.6 | 1,136.3 | 2,003 | 392.2 | 349.6 | 588.7 | 1,126.2 | 305.2 | 2,371.6 | 1,014.5 | 1,190.8 | 2,616.3 | 3,083.2 | 3,936.5 | 1,793 | 553.4 |
| Fisheries and aquaculture | 92.5 | 5.2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance | 90.4 | 264.6 | 20.1 | 4 | 49.4 | 107 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 26.2 | 0.4 | 20.6 | 722.2 | 405 | 1,261.9 | 329.6 | 89.6 |
| Business services | 66.2 | 59.6 | 38.5 | 21.1 | 15.5 | 55 | 99.2 | 83.4 | 113.6 | 60.5 | 66.5 | 109.7 | 97.1 | 80.3 | 96.7 | 9.5 |
| Sanitation and related services | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Financial services | 272.9 | 120.5 | 60.1 | 44.3 | 11.5 | 132.6 | 124.3 | 224 | 165.4 | 298.4 | 470.4 | 56 | 2,613.1 | 627.2 | 243.3 | 211.4 |
| Forestry | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7 | 17.3 | 107.7 | 80.4 | 29.1 | 15.3 | 8 | 17.2 | 50.7 | 35.2 | 2 |
| Transport and storage | 15 | 34.5 | 5.1 | 55.2 | 23.9 | 54.7 | 171.5 | 15.7 | 426 | 233.7 | 283.5 | 125.8 | 1,319.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 59.7 |
| Other services | 122.3 | 143.3 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 24.8 | 29 | 229.1 | 28.6 | 16.5 | 22 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 0 | 23.4 | 5.5 | 0 |
| TOTAL ACTUAL FDI | 3,039.7 | 5,023.2 | 3,381.1 | 1,236.4 | 4,637 | 1,799.3 | 3,187.3 | 1,356.3 | 5,170.8 | 5,363.2 | 2,991.9 | 4,278.8 | 9,979.7 | 7,406 | 11,886.2 | 2,718.2 |
Notes of the table
- (1) El Decreto Ley 600 fue derogado el 1 de enero de 2016 / Decree Law 600 was repealed on January 1, 2016
Source stated in the table
Agencia de Promoción de la Inversión Extranjera / Foreign Investment Promotion Agency
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.