Chad

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TD · TCD · BACI 148 · latest data 2024

Exports

$3.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $3,481 M162.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$1.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,159 M6.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$2.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $2,322 M

Total trade

$4.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $4,640 M92.4% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #131 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #176 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Chad's exports grew from $125M in 1995 to $3.5B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $2.3B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Chad per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$125 M	$255 M	−$130 M	$380 M
1996	$121 M	$143 M	−$22 M	$264 M
1997	$143 M	$119 M	$24 M	$262 M
1998	$141 M	$120 M	$21 M	$261 M
1999	$115 M	$91 M	$24 M	$205 M
2000	$98 M	$122 M	−$25 M	$220 M
2001	$84 M	$309 M	−$225 M	$393 M
2002	$67 M	$397 M	−$330 M	$464 M
2003	$97 M	$306 M	−$208 M	$403 M
2004	$1,384 M	$321 M	$1,063 M	$1,705 M
2005	$2,170 M	$379 M	$1,791 M	$2,549 M
2006	$2,506 M	$398 M	$2,108 M	$2,904 M
2007	$2,508 M	$607 M	$1,901 M	$3,115 M
2008	$3,907 M	$713 M	$3,194 M	$4,620 M
2009	$2,291 M	$864 M	$1,427 M	$3,155 M
2010	$3,098 M	$1,320 M	$1,778 M	$4,418 M
2011	$3,859 M	$749 M	$3,110 M	$4,608 M
2012	$3,323 M	$799 M	$2,524 M	$4,123 M
2013	$3,210 M	$1,234 M	$1,976 M	$4,443 M
2014	$3,177 M	$1,359 M	$1,819 M	$4,536 M
2015	$2,398 M	$880 M	$1,518 M	$3,279 M
2016	$1,684 M	$633 M	$1,051 M	$2,316 M
2017	$1,333 M	$581 M	$752 M	$1,914 M
2018	$1,686 M	$871 M	$815 M	$2,557 M
2019	$1,327 M	$1,084 M	$243 M	$2,411 M
2020	$1,698 M	$1,146 M	$552 M	$2,844 M
2021	$2,987 M	$1,236 M	$1,751 M	$4,222 M
2022	$4,775 M	$1,110 M	$3,666 M	$5,885 M
2023	$4,356 M	$1,350 M	$3,006 M	$5,706 M
2024	$3,481 M	$1,159 M	$2,322 M	$4,640 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #156 → #131.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Chad per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.00%	0.01%	#156	#165
1996	0.00%	0.00%	#162	#176
1997	0.00%	0.00%	#162	#181
1998	0.00%	0.00%	#159	#179
1999	0.00%	0.00%	#163	#186
2000	0.00%	0.00%	#175	#187
2001	0.00%	0.00%	#177	#177
2002	0.00%	0.01%	#183	#173
2003	0.00%	0.00%	#178	#179
2004	0.01%	0.00%	#127	#180
2005	0.02%	0.00%	#122	#179
2006	0.02%	0.00%	#120	#181
2007	0.02%	0.00%	#122	#180
2008	0.02%	0.00%	#116	#180
2009	0.02%	0.01%	#121	#176
2010	0.02%	0.01%	#120	#171
2011	0.02%	0.00%	#122	#185
2012	0.02%	0.00%	#128	#183
2013	0.02%	0.01%	#127	#175
2014	0.02%	0.01%	#130	#175
2015	0.01%	0.01%	#133	#178
2016	0.01%	0.00%	#139	#183
2017	0.01%	0.00%	#152	#185
2018	0.01%	0.00%	#143	#182
2019	0.01%	0.01%	#151	#177
2020	0.01%	0.01%	#143	#173
2021	0.01%	0.01%	#136	#176
2022	0.02%	0.00%	#130	#180
2023	0.02%	0.01%	#131	#173
2024	0.02%	0.01%	#131	#176

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Trading partners

China was Chad's top trading partner in 2024, at 24.3% of total trade; the top five partners covered 80.6%.

Year

Top partner share: 24.3%
Top-5 share: 80.6%
Partners: 94
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.157

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Germany $997M

China $755M

France $666M

Netherlands $489M

Türkiye $180M

Malaysia $144M

Other Asia, nes $101M

United States $83M

India $44M

Egypt $5M

Niger $3M

Poland $2M

Belgium $0M

Benin $0M

Morocco $0M

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Top partners of Chad in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$755 M	$374 M	$1,129 M	$381 M
#2	Germany	$997 M	$27 M	$1,024 M	$970 M
#3	France	$666 M	$113 M	$779 M	$553 M
#4	Netherlands	$489 M	$43 M	$532 M	$445 M
#5	Türkiye	$180 M	$93 M	$273 M	$87 M
#6	Malaysia	$144 M	$1 M	$145 M	$143 M
#7	United States	$83 M	$58 M	$140 M	$25 M
#8	India	$44 M	$82 M	$127 M	−$38 M
#9	Other Asia, nes	$101 M	$0 M	$102 M	$101 M
#10	Niger	$3 M	$91 M	$94 M	−$88 M
#11	Belgium	$0 M	$45 M	$46 M	−$45 M
#12	Benin	$0 M	$35 M	$35 M	−$35 M
#13	Egypt	$5 M	$29 M	$34 M	−$25 M
#14	Poland	$2 M	$21 M	$23 M	−$19 M
#15	Morocco	$0 M	$15 M	$15 M	−$15 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Chad's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Chad's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.204 → 0.191, a moderately concentrated export base across 87 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Chad per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.204	0.170	46	69
1996	0.189	0.254	49	50
1997	0.135	0.225	52	52
1998	0.153	0.277	63	57
1999	0.118	0.288	52	62
2000	0.134	0.224	68	62
2001	0.135	0.285	67	68
2002	0.155	0.215	65	73
2003	0.127	0.156	72	80
2004	0.405	0.115	73	74
2005	0.545	0.102	71	76
2006	0.658	0.097	77	76
2007	0.796	0.106	81	76
2008	0.787	0.080	78	79
2009	0.805	0.080	81	84
2010	0.498	0.144	80	84
2011	0.717	0.080	75	80
2012	0.674	0.109	84	84
2013	0.618	0.128	82	91
2014	0.575	0.105	87	90
2015	0.360	0.087	85	88
2016	0.350	0.100	87	97
2017	0.245	0.105	109	94
2018	0.232	0.096	93	94
2019	0.207	0.117	98	89
2020	0.164	0.122	90	93
2021	0.228	0.148	110	92
2022	0.185	0.129	95	91
2023	0.164	0.153	90	82
2024	0.191	0.140	87	79

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