General government final consumption expenditure in Chad
Chad: General government final consumption expenditure was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Chad stood at 9.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Chad peaked at 21.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2004.
That places Chad 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 13.4% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 14.6% | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 15.7% | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 16.4% | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 17.7% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 18.7% | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 19.3% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 21.7% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 19.4% | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 17.8% | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 16.9% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | -69.4% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +65.6% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | -19.7% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +59.5% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +54.8% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4% | 12.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 16.7% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 5.5% | 15.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 5.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 4.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 152.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 26.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 21.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 211.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 216,176 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Chad?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Chad was 9.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2004.
- How does Chad rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Chad ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.