Chad's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) was 1.97 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.66% from 1.85 trillion in 2015 (0.65% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.97 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.72 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.85 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 5.19 trillion | 2002 |
| Lowest | 606.01 billion | 1982 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.78 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 628.71 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Chad's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 11.8% on 2024 (from 1.76 trillion to 1.97 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2024), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 31.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 148.3% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 40.7% in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Chad had the 42nd highest value of the 128 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Chad in the 2025 ranking
- Kenya — 39th of 128: 2.67 trillion
- Sweden — 40th of 128: 2.66 trillion
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 41st of 128: 2.35 trillion
- Ukraine — 43rd of 128: 1.93 trillion
- Niger — 44th of 128: 1.86 trillion
- Equatorial Guinea — 45th of 128: 1.71 trillion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 65 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,967,960,106,700 |
| 2024 | 1,760,800,000,000 |
| 2023 | 1,778,700,000,000 |
| 2022 | 1,777,977,481,900 |
| 2021 | 1,722,740,111,000 |
| 2020 | 1,722,022,583,200 |
| 2019 | 1,990,357,588,000 |
| 2018 | 1,821,863,441,600 |
| 2017 | 1,558,338,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,660,319,527,600 |
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.5 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 2.73 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 66.47 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 4.26 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 136.49 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 5.54 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 287.93 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 183.97 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 8.25 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Chad
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$6.32 billion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 3.68 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 29.41% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.59 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 2.09 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.72% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$2.73 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 1.59 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 12.7% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Chad's imports of goods and services (constant LCU)?
- 1.97 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 213.02% from 628.71 billion in 1960 (1.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.19 trillion in 2002 and the lowest 606.01 billion in 1982.
- How does Chad rank?
- 42nd highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Chad?
- In 2025, Chad's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 11.8% on 2024 (from 1.76 trillion to 1.97 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2024), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 31.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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