External balance on goods and services in Chad
Chad: External balance on goods and services was 12.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in Chad is 12.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Chad peaked at 15.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -101.0%, in 2002.
That places Chad 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -3.6% | — |
| 1961 | -4.6% | +27.4% |
| 1962 | -5.6% | +20.5% |
| 1963 | -6.3% | +11.9% |
| 1964 | -7.6% | +21.4% |
| 1965 | -4.3% | -43.3% |
| 1966 | -4.1% | -6.1% |
| 1967 | -3.8% | -6.1% |
| 1968 | -3.7% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | -4.5% | +20.0% |
| 1970 | -5.8% | +28.9% |
| 1971 | -5.1% | -11.1% |
| 1972 | -4.8% | -6.3% |
| 1973 | -7.8% | +61.3% |
| 1974 | -8.4% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | -11.4% | +36.1% |
| 1976 | -10.3% | -10.0% |
| 1977 | -13.0% | +26.4% |
| 1978 | -11.5% | -11.3% |
| 1979 | -16.9% | +46.0% |
| 1980 | -11.9% | -29.3% |
| 1981 | -7.6% | -36.6% |
| 1982 | -6.9% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | -7.1% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | -6.0% | -15.3% |
| 1985 | -19.4% | +221.8% |
| 1986 | -22.0% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | -21.0% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | -15.1% | -28.1% |
| 1989 | -17.6% | +16.9% |
| 1990 | -14.4% | -18.2% |
| 1991 | -12.4% | -13.7% |
| 1992 | -13.7% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | -16.0% | +16.6% |
| 1994 | -18.8% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | -11.8% | -37.0% |
| 1996 | -11.5% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | -12.2% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | -11.1% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | -13.9% | +25.2% |
| 2000 | -17.8% | +28.3% |
| 2001 | -35.0% | +96.7% |
| 2002 | -101.0% | +188.6% |
| 2003 | -34.1% | -66.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -100.7% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +4559.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -91.9% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +475.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +51.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +59.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -37.7% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -82.8% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +144.9% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +60.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -40.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +346.4% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +79.6% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.8% | -7.6% | -3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | -9.5% | -16.9% | -4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -13.5% | -22.0% | -6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -13.6% | -18.8% | -11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -14.0% | -101.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 1.9% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 16 United Arab Emirates 14.6% compare
- 17 Suriname 14.1% compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 13.2% compare
- 20 Norway 11.7% compare
- 21 Angola 11.3% compare
- 22 Netherlands 11.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Chad
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.2407 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 208.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 121,106 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Chad?
- External balance on goods and services in Chad was 12.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -101.0% in 2002.
- How does Chad rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Chad ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.