Economy of Chad Currency Central African CFA franc (XAF)Calendar year Trade organisations
AU , AfCFTA , WTO GDP
$11.051 billion (nominal, 2018 est.)[ 1]
$30.507 billion (PPP , 2018 est.)[ 1]
GDP growth
−3.0% (2017) 2.6% (2018)
3.0% (2019e) 5.5% (2020f)[ 2]
GDP per capita
$885 (nominal, 2018 est.)[ 1]
$2,442 (PPP , 2018 est.)[ 1]
GDP by sector
4.037% (2018 est.)[ 1] 66.2% (2019 est.) Labour force
7.300 million (2018) Labour force by occupation
agriculture: 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing); industry and services: 20% (2006 est.) Main industries
oil , cotton textiles, meatpacking , brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials Exports $1.695 billion (2018 est.) Export goods
oil , cattle, cotton, gum arabic Main export partners
Imports $2.262 billion (2018 est.) Import goods
machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods, foodstuffs , textiles Main import partners
$567 million (2019 est.) $3.569 billion (2019 est.) Revenues $2.501 billion (2011 est.) Expenses $3.482 billion (2011 est.) Economic aid $238.3 million (recipient) note – $125 million committed by Taiwan (1997); $30 million committed by African Development Bank ; ODA $150 million (2001[update] ) $147.7 million (2019 est.) All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars .
The economy of Chad suffers from the landlocked country's geographic remoteness, drought, lack of infrastructure, and political turmoil. About 85% of the population depends on agriculture, including livestock herding. Of Africa's Francophone countries, Chad benefited least from the 50% devaluation of their currencies in January 1994. Financial aid from the World Bank , the African Development Bank , and other sources is directed mainly at improving agriculture, especially livestock production. Because of a lack of financing, the development of oil fields near Doba , originally due to finish in 2000, was delayed until 2003. It was finally developed and is now operated by ExxonMobil . Regarding gross domestic product , Chad ranks 147th globally with $11.051 billion as of 2018.
Agriculture
Chad produced in 2018:
In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products.[ 7]
Macro-economic trend
The following table shows the leading economic indicators from 1980 to 2017.
Year
GDP
(in bil. US$ PPP)
GDP per capita
(in US$ PPP)
GDP
(in bil. US$ nominal)
GDP Growth (real)
Government debt (Percentage of GDP)
1980
1.90
433
0.74
−6.0%
...
1985
3.04
610
0.98
7.9%
...
1990
4.41
781
1.83
3.2%
...
1995
5.77
874
1.64
−0.8%
...
2000
7.12
952
1.57
−0.9%
68%
2005
16.09
1,781
6.68
28.5%
28%
2006
16.69
1,802
7.45
0.6%
26%
2007
17.70
1,864
8.69
3.3%
22%
2008
18.60
1,911
10.43
3.1%
20%
2009
19.51
1,956
9.32
4.1%
32%
2010
22.44
2,195
10.70
13.6%
30%
2011
22.93
2,188
12.18
0.1%
31%
2012
25.41
2,366
12.41
8.8%
29%
2013
27.30
2,480
12.99
5.8%
31%
2014
29.71
2,633
14.00
6.9%
42%
2015
30.56
2,642
10.95
1.8%
44%
2016
28.96
2,443
10.20
−6.4%
52%
2017
28.55
2,344
10.08
−3.1%
53%
Other statistics
GDP:
purchasing power parity – $28.62 billion (2017 est.)
GDP – real growth rate:
-3.1% (2017 est.)
GDP – per capita:
$2,300 (2017 est.)
Gross national saving:
15.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
GDP – composition by sector:
agriculture:
52.3% (2017 est.)
industry:
14.7% (2017 est.)
services:
33.1% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line::
46.7% (2011 est.)
Distribution of family income – Gini index:
43.3 (2011 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
-0.9% (2017 est.)
Labor force:
5.654 million (2017 est.)
Labor force – by occupation:
agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2006 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
1.337 billion (2017 est.)
expenditures:
1.481 billion (2017 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Public debt:
52.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
Industries:
oil, cotton textiles, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials
Industrial production growth rate:
-4% (2017 est.)
electrification: total population: 4% (2013)
electrification: urban areas: 14% ( 2013)
electrification: rural areas: 1% ( 2013)
Electricity – production:
224.3 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity – production by source:
fossil fuel:
~98%
hydro:
0%
nuclear:
0%
other renewable:
~3% (2017)
Electricity – consumption:
208.6 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity – exports:
0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity – imports:
0 kWh (2016 est.)
Agriculture – products:
cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, sesame, corn, rice, potatoes, onions, cassava (manioc, tapioca), cattle, sheep, goats, camels
Exports:
$2.464 billion (2017 est.)
Exports – commodities:
oil, livestock, cotton, sesame, gum arabic, shea butter
Exports – partners:
US 38.7%, China 16.6%, Netherlands 15.7%, UAE 12.2%, India 6.3% (2017)
Imports:
$2.16 billion (2017 est.)
Imports – commodities:
machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Imports – partners:
China 19.9%, Cameroon 17.2%, France 17%, US 5.4%, India 4.9%, Senegal 4.5% (2017)
Debt – external:
$1.724 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$22.9 million (31 December 2017 est.)
See also
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