Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) in Chad
Chad: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) was 1.7% in 1994. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Chad, 1977–1994
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.7% for insurance and financial services in 1994.
That represents a change of down 76.2% on the previous year and up 125.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Chad peaked at 19.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Chad 122nd out of 190 countries with data for 1994, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 19.6% | — |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -83.1% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -76.5% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +248.1% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +42.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -81.9% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | +243.0% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -43.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -83.7% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +1736.1% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +159.8% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -76.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.9%, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1736.1% | 0.2% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 3.3% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More private sector data for Chad
- Merchandise trade 28.9% (2025)
- Food imports 24.3% (1995)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (1995)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 174.23 million current US$ (1994)
- Food exports 16.2% (1975)
- Manufactures exports 7.7% (1975)
- Merchandise exports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 23.41 million current US$ (1994)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 190.44 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Chad?
- Insurance and financial services in Chad was 1.7% in 1994, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for insurance and financial services?
- Chad ranks 122nd out of 190 countries with data for 1994.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.