Chad Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Economic Indicators For: Chad › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Central African Franc, XAF
Year of data: 2015 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 35
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2019
Date of Last Update: 17th March 2015
Population: 11,412,107 (July 2014 est.)
Area: total: 1.284 million sq km ; land: 1,259,200 sq km ; water: 24,800 sq km
Natural Resources: petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt
Capital: name: N'Djamena ; geographic coordinates: 12 06 N, 15 02 E ; time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Oil and agriculture drive Chad’s economy. At least 80% of Chad's population relies for its livelihood on subsistence farming and livestock raising and oil provides the bulk of export revenues. Cotton, cattle, and gum arabic provide the bulk of Chad's non-oil export earnings. Remittances have also been an important source of income and Chad relies on foreign assistance and foreign capital for most public and private sector investment. Oil production came on stream in late 2003 and Chad began to export oil in 2004. Economic growth has been positive in recent years due to high oil prices and strong local harvests, but Chad’s fiscal situation is repeatedly exposed to declining oil prices and drought . Recently, the economy has been strained by the costs of repatriating Chadians fleeing the violence in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. Chad's investment climate remains challenging due to limited infrastructure, a lack of trained workers, extensive government bureaucracy, and corruption.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Chad in year 2015 is XAF 5,568.13 Billion.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Chad in year 2015 is 1.77 %.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Chad in year 2015 is XAF 6,440.07 Billion.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Chad in year 2015 is US$ 10.894 Billion.

GDP Deflator for Chad in year 2015 is 115.659 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Chad in year 2015 is XAF 481,420.58 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Chad in year 2015 is XAF 556,808.04 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Chad in year 2015 is US$ 941.903 .

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Chad in year 2015 is US$ 30.468 Billion.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Chad in year 2015 is US$ 2,634.27 .

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Chad in year 2015 is 0.027 %.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Chad in year 2015 is 211.371 .

Investment (% of GDP) for Chad in year 2015 is 27.142 %.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Chad in year 2015 is 14.361 %.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Chad in year 2015 is 135.294 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Chad in year 2015 is 3.621 %.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Chad in year 2015 is 132.626 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Chad in year 2015 is -0.951 %.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Chad in year 2015 is -20.559 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Chad in year 2015 is -24.262 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Chad in year 2015 is 27.761 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Chad in year 2015 is 29.172 %.

Population for Chad in year 2015 is 11.566 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Chad in year 2015 is XAF 784.606 Billions.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Chad in year 2015 is 12.183 %.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Chad in year 2015 is XAF 1,101.43 Billions.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Chad in year 2015 is 17.103 %.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Chad in year 2015 is XAF -316.819 Billions.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Chad in year 2015 is -4.919 %.

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Chad in year 2015 is XAF 6,440.07 Billions.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Chad in year 2015 is US$ -1.392 Billion.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Chad in year 2015 is -12.78 %.