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Chad

Chad reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Chad ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
27thGDP$19.9bn4
30thMobile73 per 10016
49thInternet use12.6%2
Last updated 1 Sep 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
SudanNigerCameroonCentral African RepublicLibyaN'DjamenaMoundou
Six land borders, no coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalN'DjamenaLanguagesArabic, FrenchCurrencyCentral African CFA franc · XAFArea1,284,000 km²

At a glance

21.0 million people, half of them under 16, in an economy of $25.6bn in 2026, growing 5.2% a year.

Chad’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
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Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population21.0mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age15.7years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$1,315current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use12.6%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 2022. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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ReportedModelledNo figure
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Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
04820142024ImportsExports
Exports have run ahead of imports over the decade; the band is the surplus.World BankSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$600$1k$1.4k20142024$981
Reported every year, including the 2023 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%5%10%201420248.9%
8.9% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 10.8% in 2023.IMFSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
25%35%45%2014202431.4%
Up 2 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
40060080020142024606.3
Lost 11% of its dollar value in 2022, then recovered in 2023.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202413.4%
Up 5.0 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
801101402014202497.3
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
4050602014202455.2 yrs
Rising steadily across the decade.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
040802014202473
Still below one subscription per person.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
20%25%30%2014202426.9%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerEight heads of state since 1960, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
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19602026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Mahamat Déby has held the office of President of Chad since Apr 2021. The record holds 30 current ministers and two junior ministers.

ElectedAppointed
Mahamat DébyMahamat DébyPresident of Chadin office since Apr 2021
Djimadoum TirainaDjimadoum TirainaVice President of Chadin office since Apr 2021
No third seatno second office is recorded for this date
32 seats confirmed current · 34 recorded for 2025
30Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Foreign AffairsCommerce and IndustryPublic HealthState for EducationCommunicationEconomyInfrastructurePetroleum and EnergyPublic SecurityYouth, Sports, Leisure and Entrepreneurial LeadershipAgricultural DevelopmentBreeding and Animal ProductionCivil Aviation and National MeteorologyCulture and DiversityHealthLand Affairs, Housing Development and Town PlanningMines and GeologyPosts and the Digital EconomyTerritorial Administration and DecentralizationTransport and Road SafetyVocational Training and TradesWater and SanitationWomen, Family and Child ProtectionEnvironment, Fisheries and Sustainable DevelopmentState for AgricultureState for Finance and BudgetState for HealthState for Higher Education, Scientific Research and InnovationState for Livestock and Animal ProductionFinance and Budget
2Junior ministersministers of state, delegates and deputy ministers as the record holds them
charge of National DefenceMinister of Territorial Administration
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Chad.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Chad
The whole table

Nine measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity13.4%20248.4%+5.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic drinking water45.9%202441.2%+4.7 ptsReportedUNICEF
Basic sanitation2.1%20241.6%+0.4 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel11.0%20244.0%+7.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality97.32024132.3−35.0 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth55.2 yrs202451.1 yrs+4.1 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population27.6%202522.5%+5.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use12.6%20242.9%+9.7 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions73 / 100202437 / 100+36ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Chad

151 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Chad. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Chad ranks across Africa

Chad's position on 150 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Chad with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
UNICEF2024
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Chad: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

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