Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Chad
Chad: Inflation, GDP deflator was -2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Chad, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator in Chad stood at -2.0%.
The figure is down 159.1% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Chad peaked at 66.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -16.9%, in 1986.
Chad ranks 202nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Chad, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.1% | — |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -69.7% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | +267.7% |
| 1964 | 8.2% | +45.9% |
| 1965 | 5.7% | -31.2% |
| 1966 | 6.0% | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | -45.2% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -38.1% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | +86.7% |
| 1971 | 9.0% | +133.0% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -38.2% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +20.9% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | -44.4% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +120.1% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 9.9% | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 8.1% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | +198354.7% |
| 1985 | -5.1% | -121.2% |
| 1986 | -16.9% | +231.2% |
| 1987 | -3.1% | -81.5% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -398.8% |
| 1989 | -1.3% | -113.4% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -739.7% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -61.6% |
| 1992 | -12.9% | -519.9% |
| 1993 | -1.3% | -89.8% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | -3412.4% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -79.7% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -67.0% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +78.4% |
| 1999 | -7.6% | -212.2% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -169.9% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +160.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -86.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -95.9% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +12221.1% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +586.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -82.4% |
| 2007 | -1.6% | -113.7% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -806.0% |
| 2009 | -1.6% | -113.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -456.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +45.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | -6.1% | -193.1% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -91.4% |
| 2015 | -7.0% | +1245.7% |
| 2016 | -6.5% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -131.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +87.6% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -168.6% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | -55.1% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -815.4% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +65.8% |
| 2023 | -3.7% | -126.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -188.4% |
| 2025 | -2.0% | -159.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -2.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.8%. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's -2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.3%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +198354.7% | 0.0% | 24.1% |
| 2004 | +12221.1% | 0.1% | 9.7% |
| 1994 | +3412.4% | -1.3% | 43.5% |
| 2015 | -1245.7% | -0.5% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | +815.4% | -1.2% | 8.5% |
| 2008 | +806.0% | -1.6% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 1.5% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 3.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | -16.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | -12.9% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | -1.6% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -7.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | -3.7% | 14.1% | 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)
- 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Chad?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Chad was -2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.9% in 1986.
- How does Chad rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Chad ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.