Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Chad
Chad: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Chad stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Chad peaked at 21.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2017.
That places Chad 199th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.0% | — |
| 1961 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 7.3% | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 7.2% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 8.1% | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 6.8% | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 6.8% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 8.0% | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 7.3% | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | +57.6% |
| 1970 | 12.2% | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 10.8% | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | +22.9% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | -58.7% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | +31.9% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -32.2% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +25.3% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +119.5% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -44.6% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -35.4% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -41.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +28.5% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 9.4% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 5.7% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 7.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 4.5% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 5 |
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 634.28 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.873 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 892.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 508.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 519,394 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Chad?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Chad was 7.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2017.
- How does Chad rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 199th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).