This page has economic forecasts for Chad including a long-term outlook for the next decades, plus medium-term expectations for the next four quarters and short-term market predictions for the next release affecting the Chad economy.


MARKETS Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Currency 613.34
 606 612 618 625 650
GDP Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
GDP Annual Growth Rate 0.10
percent		 2.2 4.52 4.35 4.17 5.86
GDP 9.98
USD Billion		 10 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5
GDP per capita 823.43
USD		 850 890 890 890 900
GDP per capita PPP 1768.15
USD		 1800 1850 1850 1850 1900
LABOUR Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Unemployment Rate 5.89
percent		 6.5 6 5.8 5.8 9
Population 14.90
million		 15.35 15.46 15.58 15.69 16.72
PRICES Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Inflation Rate 2.60
percent		 1 1.3 1.5 1.7 3.26
Food Inflation -4.00
percent		 1 1.5 2 3 5
Consumer Price Index Cpi 107.40
Index points		 104 102 111 109 111
MONEY Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Interest Rate 2.95
percent		 2.95 2.95 2.95 2.95 2.95
Deposit Interest Rate 2.45
percent		 2.45 2.45 2.45 2.45 2.45
TRADE Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Balance of Trade -291.70
CFA Franc Billion		 -1165 -1176 -1165 -1154 -1329
Exports 1051.40
CFA Franc Billion		 897 890 883 876 946
Imports 1343.10
CFA Franc Billion		 2084 2066 2048 2030 2275
Current Account -1230.70
CFA Franc Billion		 -956 -966 -976 -986 -1259
Current Account to GDP -8.80
percent		 -8 -6 -6 -6 -4
External Debt 804.85
FCFA Billion		 767 766 764 760 762
Crude Oil Production 132.00
BBL/D/1K		 132 132 132 132 132
Terrorism Index 5.27
 5.27 5.27 5.27 5.27 5.27
GOVERNMENT Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Government Debt to GDP 47.60
percent		 28 25 25 25 23
Government Budget 1.70
percent of GDP		 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
Military Expenditure 207.43
USD Million		 46.36 49.05 51.75 54.45 33.68
BUSINESS Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Internet Speed 1635.86
KBps		 1122 1308 978 1201 1138
IP Addresses 230.00
IP		 95.61 90.25 87.15 89.69 88.01
Mining Production 31.29
percent		 9.39 9.2 9.15 9.17 18.9
Industrial Production 4.31
percent		 0.59 1.06 1.34 1.53 1.21
Ease of Doing Business 181.00
 183 183 183 183 186
Corruption Index 20.00
Points		 20 20 20 20 20
Corruption Rank 165.00
 165 165 165 165 165
Competitiveness Index 35.52
Points		 36.02 36.02 36.02 36.02 38.52
Competitiveness Rank 140.00
 140 140 140 140 140
TAXES Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Corporate Tax Rate 35.00
percent		 35 35 35 35 35
Personal Income Tax Rate 60.00
percent		 60 60 60 60 60
Sales Tax Rate 18.00
percent		 18 18 18 18 18
Social Security Rate 20.00
percent		 20 20 20 20 20
Social Security Rate For Companies 16.50
percent		 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5
Social Security Rate For Employees 3.50
percent		 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
CLIMATE Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Precipitation 0.14
mm		 5.29 1.37 28.12 28.1 29.5
Temperature 20.03
celsius		 25.15 24.23 27.71 27.72 27.78



Chad - Economic Forecasts - 2018-2020 Outlook