Gross national expenditure in Chad
Chad: Gross national expenditure was 87.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Gross national expenditure in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chad recorded 87.3% for gross national expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Chad peaked at 201.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2022.
That places Chad 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross national expenditure in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.6% | — |
| 1961 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 99.5% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 95.2% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 94.4% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 93.5% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 95.2% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 98.1% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 102.8% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 101.9% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 105.4% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 103.2% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 102.2% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 102.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 106.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 116.5% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 119.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 117.1% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 110.4% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 112.9% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 114.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 108.2% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 109.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 112.4% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 118.8% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 111.5% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 111.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 112.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 112.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 113.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 117.8% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 135.0% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 201.0% | +48.9% |
| 2003 | 133.6% | -33.5% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 87.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.5% | 93.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.2% | 93.7% | 105.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 110.8% | 102.2% | 119.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 112.5% | 108.2% | 118.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.9% | 87.5% | 201.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 87.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 84.5% | 98.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 61.88 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 38.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 37,519 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0663 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 64.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 41,228 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 0.3095 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Chad?
- Gross national expenditure in Chad was 87.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 201.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2022.
- How does Chad rank for gross national expenditure?
- Chad ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross 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.