Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Chad
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Chad currently reports 11.8% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Chad's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Chad ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | 7.2% | 8.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 5.6% | 18.9% | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Chad, at 11.8% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.3%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Chad ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.