Chad

Country in Africa

In brief

Inflation: -3.9% (2025). World rank 177 of 180; in Africa, 49 of 50. Services, share of GDP: 33.9% (2025). World rank 196 of 200; in Africa, 48 of 51. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 1.5% (2025). World rank 4 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 2 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $14.6B → $21.5B, GDP per person $994 → $1,022, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $2,378 → $2,903.

Size and growth

GDP: $21.5B 2025
GDP per person: $1,022 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $2,903 2025
GDP growth per year: +5.6% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $970 2025
Inflation: -3.9% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 35 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 36.3% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 26.7% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 33.9% 2025
Unemployment: 1.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 1.5% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 47.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 29.4% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 16.7% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -3.2% 1994
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: 0% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.1% 1994
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 37.4 2022
Living on under $3 a day: 39.5% 2022