Economy - overview:
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.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): Gross national saving: GDP - composition, by end use:
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation:
Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Budget:
Taxes and other revenues: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): Public debt: Fiscal year: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Central bank discount rate: Commercial bank prime lending rate: Stock of narrow money: Stock of broad money: Stock of domestic credit: Market value of publicly traded shares: Current account balance: Exports: Exports - commodities: Exports - partners: Imports: Imports - commodities: Imports - partners: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Debt - external: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: Exchange rates:
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Chad on this page is re-published from the 2015 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Chad Economy 2015 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chad Economy 2015 should be addressed to the CIA.
$28 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
note:
data are in 2013 US dollars
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$13.59 billion (2013 est.)
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3.9% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
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$2,500 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 186
note:
data are in 2013 US dollars
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46.4% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
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household consumption:
25.9%
government consumption:
12.2%
investment in fixed capital:
53%
investment in inventories:
0.3%
exports of goods and services:
32%
imports of goods and services:
-23.4%
agriculture:
46.3%
industry:
9.9%
services:
43.8% (2013 est.)
cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, cassava (manioc, tapioca), cattle, sheep, goats, camels
oil, cotton textiles, meatpacking, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials
10% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
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4.293 million (2007)
country comparison to the world: 87
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agriculture:
80%
industry and services:
20% (2006 est.)
NA%
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80% (2001 est.)
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lowest 10%:
2.6%
highest 10%:
30.8% (2003)
revenues:
$2.753 billion
expenditures:
$3.557 billion (2013 est.)
20.3% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
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-5.9% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
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30.5% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
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calendar year
4.5% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
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4.25% (31 December 2009)
country comparison to the world: 76
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15.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
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$1.598 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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$1.804 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]
$832.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
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$NA
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-$827.1 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
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$3.865 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Exports country ranks ]
oil, cattle, cotton, gum arabic
US 81.9%, China 6.7% (2012)
$2.701 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
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machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods, foodstuffs, textiles
China 20.2%, Cameroon 18.2%, France 16.1%, Saudi Arabia 5.6%, US 4.2% (2012)
$1.304 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
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$1.828 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
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$NA
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$NA
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