Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chad
Chad: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 74.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chad, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Chad recorded 74.7% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chad peaked at 98.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1975.
Chad ranks 74th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.1% | — |
| 1961 | 83.7% | +14.6% |
| 1962 | 72.6% | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 76.9% | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 80.8% | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 74.4% | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 81.8% | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 87.3% | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 84.6% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 74.4% | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 60.9% | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 67.1% | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 78.4% | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | -75.5% |
| 1981 | 72.1% | +274.4% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 98.9% | +30.7% |
| 1984 | 93.9% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 91.4% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 89.0% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 94.4% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 86.0% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 93.1% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 74.7% | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 82.5% | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 76.6% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +32.3% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 65.8% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -34.3% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +48.0% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +3.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 74.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 74.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +274.4% | 19.2% | 72.1% |
| 1975 | -75.5% | 78.4% | 19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.9% | 72.6% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.3% | 19.2% | 78.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 72.1% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 65.8% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 80.2% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 40.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 59.9% | 87.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 71 Belize 75.3% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 75.3% compare
- 73 Bahrain 74.9% compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 74.6% compare
- 76 Madagascar 74.5% compare
- 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 74.4% compare
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)
- Food exports 16.2% (1975)
- Manufactures exports 7.7% (1975)
- Merchandise exports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 190.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1863 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chad?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Chad was 74.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Chad ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.