Study: Migrants contributed 10.3% of Chile's GDP in 2024

A study by the Fundación porCausa, dedicated to migration studies, found that foreigners contributed 10.3 per cent of Chile's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024. The report notes that the migrant population in the southern country is equivalent to 8.7 per cent of the total, and since 2018 their contribution to per capita income has increased three percentage points, twice as much as their population growth. Oenegé notes that 50 per cent of Chi…

The migrant population in Chile contributes positively to the growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the stability of the labour market, among other benefits