Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Chad
Chad: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was -2.15 million BoP, current US$ in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Chad, 1977–1999
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Chad is -2.15 million BoP, current US$, measured in 1999.
The figure is down 607.7% on the previous year and down 117.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Chad peaked at 13.84 million BoP, current US$ in 1988 and was at its lowest, -2.45 million BoP, current US$, in 1995.
Chad ranks 171st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Chad, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | -1.04 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 1.29 million BoP, current US$ | -224.1% |
| 1980 | 425,976 BoP, current US$ | -67.0% |
| 1981 | 110,403 BoP, current US$ | -74.1% |
| 1982 | 124,769 BoP, current US$ | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 89,223 BoP, current US$ | -28.5% |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 264,878 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 427,368 BoP, current US$ | +61.3% |
| 1987 | 8.00 million BoP, current US$ | +1770.9% |
| 1988 | 13.84 million BoP, current US$ | +73.1% |
| 1989 | 12.55 million BoP, current US$ | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 59,850 BoP, current US$ | -99.5% |
| 1991 | 10.50 million BoP, current US$ | +17449.0% |
| 1992 | 13.77 million BoP, current US$ | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 10.93 million BoP, current US$ | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 561,955 BoP, current US$ | -94.9% |
| 1995 | -2.45 million BoP, current US$ | -536.7% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million BoP, current US$ | -151.5% |
| 1997 | 945,740 BoP, current US$ | -25.2% |
| 1998 | -303,410 BoP, current US$ | -132.1% |
| 1999 | -2.15 million BoP, current US$ | +607.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -2.15 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.90 million BoP, current US$. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's -2.15 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.86 million BoP, current US$. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +17449.0% | 59,850 BoP, current US$ | 10.50 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1987 | +1770.9% | 427,368 BoP, current US$ | 8.00 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83,787 BoP, current US$ | -1.04 million BoP, current US$ | 1.29 million BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.58 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 13.84 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.31 million BoP, current US$ | -2.45 million BoP, current US$ | 13.77 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 168 Haiti -1.00 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 169 Nauru -1.34 million BoP, current US$
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.08 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 172 Grenada -3.62 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda -9.34 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 174 Estonia -24.28 million BoP, current US$ 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0208 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Chad?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Chad was -2.15 million BoP, current US$ in 1999, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 13.84 million BoP, current US$ in 1988.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.45 million BoP, current US$ in 1995.
- How does Chad rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Chad ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 1999.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 117.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.