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Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Chile

Chile: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 2.67 0-6 scale in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
2.67 0-6 scale
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 41 countries
All-time high
2.67 0-6 scale
in 2008
All-time low
2.67 0-6 scale
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Chile, 2008–2025

01232008201620252008: 2.7 0-6 scale2009: 2.7 0-6 scale2010: 2.7 0-6 scale2011: 2.7 0-6 scale2012: 2.7 0-6 scale2013: 2.7 0-6 scale2014: 2.7 0-6 scale2015: 2.7 0-6 scale2016: 2.7 0-6 scale2017: 2.7 0-6 scale2018: 2.7 0-6 scale2019: 2.7 0-6 scale2020: 2.7 0-6 scale2021: 2.7 0-6 scale2022: 2.7 0-6 scale2023: 2.7 0-6 scale2024: 2.7 0-6 scale2025: 2.7 0-6 scale

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.

Analysis

Chile recorded 2.67 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Chile peaked at 2.67 0-6 scale in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.67 0-6 scale, in 2008.

That places Chile 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Chile, year by year

Year 0-6 scale Change
2008 2.67 0-6 scale —
2009 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2010 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2011 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2012 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2013 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2014 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2015 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2016 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2017 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2018 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2019 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2020 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2021 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2022 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2023 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2024 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%
2025 2.67 0-6 scale +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.67 0-6 scale 2.67 0-6 scale 2.67 0-6 scale 2
2010s 2.67 0-6 scale 2.67 0-6 scale 2.67 0-6 scale 10
2020s 2.67 0-6 scale 2.67 0-6 scale 2.67 0-6 scale 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 4 Poland 2.33 0-6 scale compare
  2. 5 Portugal 3.14 0-6 scale compare
  3. 5 Slovenia 2.08 0-6 scale compare
  4. 6 Russian Federation 3.06 0-6 scale compare
  5. 6 Lithuania 1.88 0-6 scale compare
  6. 7 Estonia 1.81 0-6 scale compare
  7. 8 Germany 2.6 0-6 scale compare
  8. 9 France 2.56 0-6 scale compare
  9. 10 Italy 2.56 0-6 scale compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Chile?
Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Chile was 2.67 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 2.67 0-6 scale in 2008.
What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 2.67 0-6 scale in 2008.
How does Chile rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
Chile ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts)
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org