Trade & investment · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Chad: trade and investment
Exports is 29.4% (2025), 116th of 184 in the world and 21st of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Imports is 16.7% (2025), 176th of 184 in the world and 41st of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Trade openness is 46.1% (2025), 153rd of 184 in the world and 31st of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
7 indicators
Trade & investment: Chad in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 29.4%2025 | 116/184 | 21/43 | 16.9% | 34.4% | 21.3% | +1.5 ppsince 2015 | 27.9% | 23.6% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 16.7%2025 | 176/184 | 41/43 | 34.7% | 29.3% | 19.4% | −3.9 ppsince 2015 | 27.9% | 33.9% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 46.1%2025 | 153/184 | 31/43 | 51.6% | 63.7% | 40.6% | −2.4 ppsince 2015 | 55.7% | 47.6% | 68.5% | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $4.0bn2025 | 129/206 | 24/48 | $183m | $3.6bn | $1.8bn | +65%since 2015 | $487bn | $107bn | $26.4tn | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 16.8%2022 | 8/184 | 4/45 | 13.1%2001 | 14.7% | 16.8%2022 | +1.7 ppsince 2011 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 0.0%2025 | 176/197 | 43/46 | 8.3% | 2.2% | 1.2% | −3.8 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.4% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 10,4002020 | 191/196 | 41/42 | 43,000 | 71,000 | 10,400 | −85%since 2010 | 56.0m | 17.4m | 2.4bn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Chad and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Chad. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Chad | Nigeria | Sudan | Cameroon | Niger | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 29.4%2025 | — | 1.1%2025 | 13.1%2025 | 15.8%2025 | 71.7%2025 |
| Imports | 16.7%2025 | — | 1.3%2025 | 20.3%2025 | 18.1%2025 | 65.9%2025 |
| Trade openness | 46.1%2025 | — | 2.4%2025 | 33.4%2025 | 33.9%2025 | 137.7%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $4.0bn2025 | $55.5bn2025 | $2.8bn2025 | $5.1bn2025 | $1.9bn2025 | $30.1bn2025 |
| Average tariff | 16.8%2022 | 9.3%2022 | 0.0%2021 | 18.1%2022 | 8.4%2022 | 4.0%2021 |
| FDI inflows | 0.0%2025 | 1.4%2025 | 0.0%2025 | 1.0%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 1.7%2025 |
| Tourist arrivals | 10,4002020 | 5.3m2016 | 836,0002018 | 1.0m2019 | 85,0002020 | 760,0002008 |