ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Chad

Sub-Saharan Africa. Low income. Capital: N'Djamena. Population 21,003,705 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
1,535 2,197 2,858 1995 2025 2,481
GDP growth (%)
−3.4 14.8 32.9 1995 2025 5.6
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−8.5 1.7 12.0 1995 2025 −3.9
Life expectancy at birth (years)
47.6 51.3 55.1 1995 2024 55.2

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 2,481 2025 −33 −342 187 of 199
GDP growth% 5.6% 2025 +6.0 pp +2.3 pp 43 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.0% 2025 +5.6 pp +2.0 pp 113 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 970 2025 +80 −160 187 of 201
Trade% of GDP 46.1% 2025 +5.5 pp −2.4 pp 152 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.0% 2025 −1.2 pp −3.8 pp 175 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual −3.9% 2025 −8.4 pp −8.3 pp 177 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 1.1% 2025 −0.6 pp 0.0 pp 181 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 21,003,705 2025 +3,779,026 +6,356,084 63 of 217
Population growth% annual 3.4% 2025 +0.2 pp +0.2 pp 6 of 217
Urban population% of total 27.6% 2025 +2.8 pp +4.8 pp 200 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 55.2 2024 +2.2 +4.1 216 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 56.3 2024 −8.3 −17.7 10 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 5.0% 2023 +1.7 pp +2.0 pp 126 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 30.6% 2019 * +8.3 pp – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 3.2% 2023 +0.9 pp +1.1 pp 122 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 12.6% 2024 +5.0 pp +9.7 pp 183 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 13.4% 2024 +5.0 pp +5.0 pp 214 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 37.4 2022 −0.1 −5.9 31 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 39.5% 2022 −2.4 pp −5.7 pp 6 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 70.0% 2022 −2.8 pp −6.1 pp 29 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 2,536 −0.5 1,964 3,781 123 −1.3% 5% 6%
GDP growth 2.2% +1.0 5.0% 4.6% 3.4 – – –
GDP per person growth −1.4% +1.1 2.4% 2.5% 3.1 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 926 +0.6 830 1,355 78 −1.5% 3% 4%
Trade 45.3% +0.3 50.2% 59.9% 2.4 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows −0.3% +0.1 2.8% 2.0% 4.1 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 3.5% −1.7 5.9% 3.5% 4.4 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 1.2% −0.6 4.4% 5.4% 0.2 – – –
Population 17,135,324 +2.1 24,074,580 14,957,094 1,847,796 +3.7% 717% 557%
Population growth 3.6% −0.3 2.6% 2.3% 0.6 – – –
Urban population 24.6% +2.1 34.5% 44.9% 1.4 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 52.7 +1.9 63.8 64.3 1.3 – – –
Infant mortality 65.7 −1.8 43.0 37.2 5.4 – – –
Health spending 3.6% +3.2 4.9% 4.4% 0.4 – – –
Government spending on education 2.3% +3.4 2.8% 3.3% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 7.4% +1.7 20.5% 36.8% 3.0 – – –
Access to electricity 10.1% +2.2 43.7% 57.8% 1.5 – – –
Renewable energy 72.7% −1.8 76.9% 70.6% 1.5 – – –

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