Merchandise trade in Chad
Chad: Merchandise trade was 28.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Chad stood at 28.9%.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Chad peaked at 91.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1960.
That places Chad 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.1% | — |
| 1961 | 13.8% | +13.7% |
| 1962 | 12.9% | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 14.0% | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 15.8% | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 13.9% | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 12.9% | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 20.0% | +54.6% |
| 1968 | 18.7% | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 18.0% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 17.9% | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 18.5% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 20.9% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 20.7% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 31.6% | +53.1% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 17.2% | -39.3% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 21.8% | +55.2% |
| 1982 | 20.0% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +57.3% |
| 1984 | 33.9% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | -35.0% |
| 1986 | 29.1% | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 25.1% | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 27.6% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 22.6% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | +52.7% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +40.9% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +80.7% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | -44.7% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | -34.5% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2% | 12.1% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 16.7% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 14.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 22.6% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 36.0% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 30.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 22.7% | 36.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More private sector data for Chad
- 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$), annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 104.74 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Chad?
- Merchandise trade in Chad was 28.9% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for merchandise trade?
- Chad ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.