Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chad
Chad: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 20.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chad, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Chad recorded 20.4% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 28.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chad peaked at 42.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1966.
That places Chad 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.6% | — |
| 1961 | 8.6% | -26.1% |
| 1962 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 5.0% | -39.3% |
| 1967 | 8.6% | +71.7% |
| 1968 | 11.8% | +37.4% |
| 1969 | 34.3% | +190.4% |
| 1970 | 30.4% | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 28.4% | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 27.5% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 34.4% | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 29.1% | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 23.4% | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 42.5% | +81.7% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | -20.3% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 13.8% | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +76.5% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | -27.8% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -47.1% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +93.7% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +45.7% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -54.9% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -51.8% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +63.4% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +89.2% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -28.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 20.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 20.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +190.4% | 11.8% | 34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 5.0% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.9% | 23.4% | 34.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 11.4% | 42.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 8.6% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 6.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 13.7% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 19.1% | 28.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 17 Uganda 26.9% compare
- 18 Mozambique 26.5% compare
- 19 Rwanda 24.2% compare
- 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.6% compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 19.5% compare
- 23 Togo 16.4% 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chad?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Chad was 20.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1966.
- How does Chad rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Chad ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.