Gold vs. the Chilean peso

How much Chilean peso it took to buy one ounce of gold then, and how much it takes today.

What the Chilean peso lost against gold in 20 years

92 %

One ounce cost CLP$ 311,139 in Oct 2006. Today it costs CLP$ 3,929,812.

Ago	Ounce then	In USD then	Ounce today	×	Purchasing power lost
1 years (Oct 2025)	CLP$ 3,871,223	US$ 4,058.00	CLP$ 3,929,812	1.0×	1 %
5 years (Oct 2021)	CLP$ 1,446,390	US$ 1,777.00	CLP$ 3,929,812	2.7×	63 %
10 years (Oct 2016)	CLP$ 841,189	US$ 1,267.00	CLP$ 3,929,812	4.7×	79 %
20 years (Oct 2006)	CLP$ 311,139	US$ 586.00	CLP$ 3,929,812	12.6×	92 %

"Purchasing power lost" = how much less gold the same amount of money buys today. Then: monthly average (World Bank and BIS). Today: current spot price. Does not include consumer-price inflation.

Updated: Oct 30, 2026 10:59 UTC · 1 USD = 987.7126 CLP (market reference, ExchangeRate-API)

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