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3. Investing: Chile

Investing in Chile: the framework law for foreign direct investment and its guarantees on remittances and FX access, the VAT exemption on imported capital goods, the new tax stability contracts for large projects, and the short list of activities where Chilean law limits foreign participation, each tied to the official text.

Investor view. Chile treats foreign capital like domestic capital, guarantees the right to take capital and profits home, and from 2027 offers stability contracts of up to 20 years for large projects, a combination that rewards long horizon investors.

Foreign investment in Chile: the framework law, FX and remittance rights, incentives, tax stability contracts and restricted sectorsChile has no general approval or screening of foreign investment: Ley 20.848 guarantees equal treatment, free access to the FX market and the right to remit capital and net profits once taxes are paid