Chad | Economic Forecasts | 2017-2020 Outlook

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 Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
Currency 545.48 540 535 530 524 464 [+]
GDP Actual Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
GDP Annual Growth Rate -3.40 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.86 percent [+]
GDP 9.60 9.39 9.23 8.62 8.01 6.41 USD Billion [+]
GDP per capita 859.60 872 847 845 844 830 USD [+]
GDP per capita PPP 1845.90 1864 1816 1808 1800 1795 USD [+]
LABOUR Actual Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
Unemployment Rate 5.60 8.32 8.44 8.44 8.5 11.08 percent [+]
Population 14.45 14.77 14.88 14.99 15.1 16.19 million [+]
PRICES Actual Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
Inflation Rate -1.30 -0.5 0.1 0.7 1.2 3.26 percent [+]
Food Inflation -4.00 -5.71 -5.29 -5.26 -5.35 -5.31 percent [+]
Consumer Price Index Cpi 102.50 102 101 102 102 102 Index points [+]
MONEY Actual Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
Interest Rate 2.95 2.95 2.95 2.95 2.95 2.95 percent [+]
Deposit Interest Rate 2.45 2.46 2.43 2.41 2.39 2.36 percent [+]
TRADE Actual Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
Balance of Trade 1166.10 880 917 874 830 680 CFA Franc Billion [+]
Exports 1745.22 1655 1638 1616 1594 1239 CFA Franc Billion [+]
Imports 550.66 431 454 444 434 481 CFA Franc Billion [+]
Current Account -963.10 -748 -743 -717 -691 -831 CFA Franc Billion [+]
Current Account to GDP -8.60 -10 -10 -8 -8 -4 percent [+]
Gold Reserves 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 Tonnes [+]
Terrorism Index 5.83 5.96 6.02 5.91 5.79 2.53 [+]
External Debt 804.85 754 778 771 768 762 FCFA Billion [+]
Crude Oil Production 98.00 97.94 97.98 97.99 97.99 97.99 BBL/D/1K [+]
GOVERNMENT Actual Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
Government Debt to GDP 25.70 26 26 28 28 23 percent [+]
Government Budget -5.60 -1.25 -1.04 -0.64 -0.23 -1.63 percent of GDP [+]
Military Expenditure 260.00 305 332 320 307 234 USD Million [+]
BUSINESS Actual Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
Industrial Production 4.31 4.59 2.08 1.47 1.05 1.07 percent [+]
Mining Production 31.29 8.01 9.33 9.93 9.95 18.9 percent [+]
Ease of Doing Business 180.00 181 180 180 180 180 [+]
Corruption Index 20.00 20 20 20 20 19 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 159.00 153 154 158 161 172 [+]
Competitiveness Index 2.95 2.92 2.92 2.88 2.87 2.96 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 136.00 142 142 133 130 125 [+]
TAXES Actual Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 2020
Corporate Tax Rate 35.00 36.25 35 35 35 35 percent [+]
Personal Income Tax Rate 60.00 60 60 60 60 60 percent [+]
Sales Tax Rate 18.00 18 18 18 18 18 percent [+]
Social Security Rate 20.00 20 20 20 20 20 percent [+]
Social Security Rate For Companies 16.50 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 percent [+]
Social Security Rate For Employees 3.50 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 percent [+]