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Chad trade in 2024

In 2024, Chad exported $3.5 billion and imported $1.2 billion, a trade surplus of $2.3 billion. It was the world's 132nd-largest exporter, with 0.02% of world exports. Its top export was crude petroleum (91.3% of the total) and its main trading partner was China (24.3% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$3.5billion
Imports
$1.2billion
Trade balance
+$2.3billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Crude petroleum (91.3%) and other oilseeds (5.9%) together make up 97.2% of its exports.

  1. Crude petroleum$3.2 billion · 91.3%
    Main partner: Germany
  2. Other oilseeds$204 million · 5.9%
    Main partner: Turkey
  3. Natural gums and resins$52 million · 1.5%
    Main partner: France
  4. Raw cotton$36 million · 1%
    Main partner: India
  5. Refined petroleum$3 million · 0.09%
    Main partner: Niger
  6. Raw hides$871 thousand · 0.03%
    Main partner: France
  7. Microchips$577 thousand · 0.02%
    Main partner: India
  8. Women's suits and dresses$439 thousand · 0.01%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  9. Copper scrap$393 thousand · 0.01%
    Main partner: South Korea
  10. Generating sets$367 thousand · 0.01%
    Main partner: Belgium

What it imports

Refined petroleum (7.7%) and medicines in measured doses or retail packs (6%) together make up 13.7% of its imports.

  1. Refined petroleum$89 million · 7.7%
    Main partner: Niger
  2. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$69 million · 6%
    Main partner: India
  3. Cameras and broadcast equipment$47 million · 4%
    Main partner: China
  4. Vaccines, blood and antisera$44 million · 3.8%
    Main partner: Belgium
  5. Malt extract and food mixes$34 million · 3%
    Main partner: Poland
  6. Other food preparations$32 million · 2.8%
    Main partner: United States
  7. Steel bars$25 million · 2.1%
    Main partner: Benin
  8. Acrylic polymers$22 million · 1.9%
    Main partner: France
  9. Rubber and plastic footwear$21 million · 1.8%
    Main partner: China
  10. Cables and wire$20 million · 1.7%
    Main partner: China
By Harmonized System chapter (91)
ChapterExportsImports
27 · Oil, gas and coal$3.2 billion$90 million
12 · Oilseeds and grains$204 million$1 million
13 · Gums and plant extracts$52 million$87 thousand
52 · Cotton$36 million$9 million
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$2 million$197 million
41 · Hides and leather$1 million$0
62 · Woven clothing$540 thousand$5 million
84 · Mechanical machinery$493 thousand$121 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$473 thousand$384 thousand
74 · Copper$395 thousand$275 thousand
40 · Rubber$272 thousand$13 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$222 thousand$1 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$204 thousand$847 thousand
25 · Salt, stone and cement$167 thousand$2 million
39 · Plastics$155 thousand$54 million
02 · Meat and offal$131 thousand$7 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$130 thousand$4 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$128 thousand$24 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$90 thousand$3 million
49 · Books and printed matter$87 thousand$1 million
87 · Vehicles$84 thousand$71 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$73 thousand$714 thousand
90 · Precision and medical instruments$43 thousand$33 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$42 thousand$1 million
73 · Iron and steel products$38 thousand$32 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$28 thousand$16 million
61 · Knitted clothing$24 thousand$9 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$23 thousand$4 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$20 thousand$9 million
64 · Footwear$19 thousand$23 million
97 · Art and antiques$14 thousand$4 thousand
72 · Iron and steel$12 thousand$38 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$10 thousand$11 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$10 thousand$18 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$9 thousand$5 million
29 · Organic chemicals$8 thousand$3 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$8 thousand$1 million
82 · Tools and cutlery$7 thousand$2 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$7 thousand$115 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$6 thousand$3 million
01 · Live animals$6 thousand$436 thousand
95 · Toys and sports gear$6 thousand$650 thousand
22 · Beverages and spirits$5 thousand$12 million
76 · Aluminum$5 thousand$4 million
21 · Food preparations$5 thousand$42 million
26 · Ores and slag$4 thousand$8 thousand
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$4 thousand$5 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$3 thousand$2 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$3 thousand$1 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$3 thousand$502 thousand
11 · Milling products and malt$3 thousand$20 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$2 thousand$4 million
92 · Musical instruments$2 thousand$8 thousand
91 · Watches and clocks$2 thousand$139 thousand
05 · Other animal products$2 thousand$53 thousand
15 · Fats and oils$660$7 million
96 · Other manufactured goods$653$2 million
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$562$7 thousand
58 · Special fabrics and lace$382$2 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$352$60 million
44 · Wood$312$225 thousand
17 · Sugar and sweets$258$25 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$209$5 million
70 · Glass$146$4 million
65 · Hats$105$2 million
59 · Coated and technical textiles$11$917 thousand
10 · Cereals$6$2 million
75 · Nickel$1$69 thousand
57 · Carpets and rugs$0$11 million
24 · Tobacco$0$8 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$0$2 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$0$2 million
69 · Ceramics$0$1 million
60 · Knitted fabric$0$1 million
31 · Fertilizers$0$925 thousand
07 · Vegetables$0$777 thousand
93 · Weapons and ammunition$0$655 thousand
36 · Explosives and matches$0$366 thousand
03 · Fish and seafood$0$286 thousand
86 · Railway equipment$0$170 thousand
37 · Photographic goods$0$139 thousand
46 · Wicker and basketware$0$76 thousand
53 · Other plant fibers$0$61 thousand
66 · Umbrellas and canes$0$50 thousand
14 · Other plant products$0$17 thousand
80 · Tin$0$15 thousand
81 · Other base metals$0$10 thousand
78 · Lead$0$6 thousand
89 · Ships and boats$0$5 thousand
06 · Live plants and flowers$0$5 thousand
79 · Zinc$0$4 thousand

Trading partners

Its main destination is Germany (28.7% of exports) and its main source is China (32.3% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
Germany99728.7%Sea
China75521.7%Sea
France66619.1%Sea
Netherlands48914%Sea
Turkey1805.2%Sea
Malaysia1444.1%Sea
Taiwan1012.9%Sea
United States82.62.4%Sea
India44.41.3%Sea
Egypt4.90.14%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
China37432.3%Sea
France1139.8%Sea
Turkey92.88%Sea
Niger90.77.8%Land
India82.27.1%Sea
United States57.65%Sea
Belgium45.33.9%Air
Netherlands43.43.7%Sea
Benin35.43.1%Sea
Egypt29.52.5%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Chad accounted for 0.02% of world exports, compared with 0% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports grew 28-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 3.5
  • Imports 1.2
  • Balance +2.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$125 million$256 million-$132 million
1996$121 million$143 million-$22 million
1997$143 million$119 million$24 million
1998$141 million$120 million$21 million
1999$115 million$91 million$24 million
2000$98 million$122 million-$25 million
2001$84 million$309 million-$226 million
2002$67 million$397 million-$330 million
2003$97 million$306 million-$208 million
2004$1.4 billion$321 million$1.1 billion
2005$2.2 billion$379 million$1.8 billion
2006$2.5 billion$398 million$2.1 billion
2007$2.5 billion$607 million$1.9 billion
2008$3.9 billion$713 million$3.2 billion
2009$2.3 billion$864 million$1.4 billion
2010$3.1 billion$1.3 billion$1.8 billion
2011$3.9 billion$749 million$3.1 billion
2012$3.3 billion$799 million$2.5 billion
2013$3.2 billion$1.2 billion$2 billion
2014$3.2 billion$1.4 billion$1.8 billion
2015$2.4 billion$880 million$1.5 billion
2016$1.7 billion$633 million$1.1 billion
2017$1.4 billion$581 million$792 million
2018$1.7 billion$871 million$836 million
2019$1.3 billion$1.1 billion$240 million
2020$1.7 billion$1.1 billion$552 million
2021$3 billion$1.2 billion$1.8 billion
2022$4.8 billion$1.3 billion$3.5 billion
2023$4.5 billion$1.6 billion$2.9 billion
2024$3.5 billion$1.2 billion$2.3 billion

World rank

Chad rose from 160th to 132nd among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 160th in 1995
  • 132nd in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
1995160th
1996165th
1997166th
1998164th
1999166th
2000178th
2001180th
2002186th
2003181st
2004130th
2005125th
2006122nd
2007124th
2008117th
2009124th
2010120th
2011123rd
2012129th
2013128th
2014131st
2015134th
2016140th
2017151st
2018142nd
2019152nd
2020144th
2021137th
2022131st
2023132nd
2024132nd

What it sells

Oil, gas and coal became its top export group: from 0% to 91%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 0%
  • Mechanical machinery 0%
  • Woven clothing 0%
  • Hides and leather 0%
  • Electrical and electronic equipment 0%
  • Cotton 1%
  • Gums and plant extracts 1%
  • Oilseeds and grains 6%
  • Oil, gas and coal 91%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Oil, gas and coal0%91.4%
Oilseeds and grains0.51%5.9%
Gums and plant extracts16.4%1.5%
Cotton75.3%1%
Electrical and electronic equipment0.02%0.05%
Hides and leather0.62%0.03%
Woven clothing0.02%0.02%
Mechanical machinery0.03%0.01%
Other7.1%0.09%

Who it trades with

China went from 2% to 24% of Chad's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • China 24%
  • Germany 22%
  • France 17%
  • Netherlands 11%
  • Turkey 6%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China2.5%24.3%
Germany8.5%22.1%
France26%16.8%
Netherlands1.1%11.5%
Turkey0.06%5.9%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

  • Central African Rift basinOil and gas · 3.5 Mt CO₂e
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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

  • N'Djamena$14.1 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
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Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

Neighboring countries

Main partners

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