Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Chad
Chad: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 50.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Chad, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Chad recorded 50.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Chad peaked at 50.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1986.
That places Chad 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.1% | — |
| 1961 | 4.1% | -20.4% |
| 1962 | 4.9% | +19.8% |
| 1963 | 3.9% | -19.0% |
| 1964 | 4.9% | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 3.9% | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -49.3% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +27.2% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -18.5% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -21.6% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +233.0% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -32.9% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -54.4% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +120.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -67.4% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +69.1% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +63.1% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +134.3% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | +31.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -52.1% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +63.6% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -30.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +41.3% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +71.6% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +53.2% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -44.2% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +69.4% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +37.6% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +35.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 50.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.9%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 50.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 | +233.0% | 1.1% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 3.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 18.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 36.9% | 50.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 8 Sierra Leone 54.8% compare
- 9 Eritrea 51.5% compare
- 10 Bangladesh 50.6% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.4% compare
- 13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 48.5% compare
- 14 Libya 48.4% 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 outside in Chad?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Chad was 50.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1986.
- How does Chad rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Chad ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.