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MIDDLE AFRICA

Chad

TD

N'Djamena · pop. 19M · Arabic, French · Central African CFA franc · landlocked

hunger

1.3 million people in crisis or worse

12% of the 11.2 million analysed · IPC, Mar 2026

Trajectories

economic complexity

#145

Slipping in export sophistication, from #125 in 1995.

2024 · −3.53

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−1.52
1996−1.28+0.24 pts
1997−0.94+0.34 pts
1998−1.21−0.27 pts
1999−0.71+0.49 pts
2000−1.39−0.67 pts
2001−1.14+0.25 pts
2002high−0.36+0.77 pts
2003−1.03−0.67 pts
2004−2.07−1.04 pts
2005−2.47−0.41 pts
2006−2.37+0.10 pts
2007−2.32+0.06 pts
2008−2.67−0.35 pts
2009−1.07+1.60 pts
2010−0.78+0.29 pts
2011−2.25−1.47 pts
2012−2.49−0.24 pts
2013−2.85−0.36 pts
2014−2.84+0.01 pts
2015−2.07+0.77 pts
2016−2.29−0.22 pts
2017−2.00+0.30 pts
2018−2.12−0.12 pts
2019−1.63+0.49 pts
2020−1.95−0.32 pts
2021−2.12−0.17 pts
2022−2.51−0.39 pts
2023−2.50+0.01 pts
2024latest−3.53−1.03 pts

economic momentum

$962

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $962

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$291
1991$302+4.1%
1992$291−3.9%
1993$221−24.1%
1994$174−21.2%
1995$204+17.3%
1996$217+6.3%
1997$201−7.2%
1998$220+9.1%
1999$187−15.1%
2000low$163−12.6%
2001$194+19.1%
2002$219+12.7%
2003$289+32.0%
2004$446+54.2%
2005$838+88.0%
2006$907+8.2%
2007$980+8.1%
2008$1,166+19.0%
2009$1,036−11.2%
2010$1,142+10.3%
2011$1,308+14.6%
2012high$1,354+3.5%
2013$1,305−3.7%
2014$1,279−2.0%
2015$994−22.3%
2016$862−13.3%
2017$854−0.9%
2018$949+11.0%
2019$893−5.8%
2020$867−3.0%
2021$946+9.2%
2022$966+2.1%
2023$949−1.7%
2024latest$962+1.3%

prices

8.9%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 8.9%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990−0.7%
19913.2%+3.93 pts
1992−3.1%−6.31 pts
1993−8.4%−5.31 pts
1994high41.7%+50.2 pts
19959.2%−32.5 pts
199611.3%+2.10 pts
19975.6%−5.76 pts
19984.3%−1.31 pts
1999−8.0%−12.3 pts
20003.8%+11.8 pts
200112.4%+8.61 pts
20025.2%−7.24 pts
2003−1.8%−6.94 pts
2004−5.4%−3.60 pts
20057.9%+13.2 pts
20068.0%+0.15 pts
2007low−9.0%−17.0 pts
200810.3%+19.3 pts
200910.0%−0.34 pts
2010−2.1%−12.0 pts
20112.0%+4.11 pts
20127.5%+5.49 pts
20130.2%−7.29 pts
20141.7%+1.46 pts
20154.4%+2.70 pts
2016−0.8%−5.17 pts
2017−1.5%−0.74 pts
20184.3%+5.81 pts
2019−1.0%−5.25 pts
20204.5%+5.44 pts
2021−0.8%−5.24 pts
20225.8%+6.56 pts
202310.8%+5.05 pts
2024latest8.9%−1.94 pts

demographic curve

6.0 children per woman

High fertility: the population is still expanding fast.

2024 · 6.0

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19606.3
19616.3+0.3%
19626.3+0.3%
19636.3+0.3%
19646.3+0.3%
19656.3+0.3%
19666.4+0.4%
19676.4+0.5%
19686.4+0.6%
19696.5+0.7%
19706.5+0.8%
19716.6+0.8%
19726.8+4.1%
19736.9+0.3%
19746.9−0.1%
19756.9+0.2%
19766.9+0.2%
19776.90.0%
19786.9−0.1%
19796.9+0.2%
19806.90.0%
19816.9+0.5%
19827.0+0.3%
19837.0+0.3%
19847.0+0.5%
19857.0+0.3%
19867.1+0.4%
19877.1+0.5%
19887.2+0.7%
19897.2+0.4%
19907.2+0.5%
19917.3+0.6%
19927.3+0.5%
1993high7.3+0.6%
19947.3−0.4%
19957.3−0.3%
19967.30.0%
19977.3−0.2%
19987.3−0.1%
19997.3−0.1%
20007.2−0.2%
20017.2−0.2%
20027.2−0.4%
20037.2−0.3%
20047.2−0.3%
20057.1−0.4%
20067.1−0.2%
20077.1−0.4%
20087.1−0.4%
20097.0−0.6%
20107.0−0.4%
20116.9−0.6%
20126.9−0.6%
20136.8−1.0%
20146.8−0.8%
20156.7−1.1%
20166.6−1.2%
20176.5−1.3%
20186.5−1.1%
20196.4−0.8%
20206.3−1.0%
20216.3−1.4%
20226.2−0.6%
20236.1−1.5%
2024latest6.0−1.5%

Metrics

  1. population
    19M
    67 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $18B
    126 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $949
    154 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $373M
    108 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    2.1%
    44 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    1.3M km²
    21 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    14.6 /km²
    155 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    55.1 yr
    174 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    13%
    164 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.14 t
    158 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    27%
    156 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    6.0
    2 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    6.3%
    66 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. r&d % of gdp
    0.2%
    89 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  15. researchers per million
    57
    101 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. scientific articles / yr
    29
    152 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  17. gini inequality
    37.4
    87 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    1%
    3 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    31%
    108 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.06
    143 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. clean government
    21
    144 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    40.2
    108 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.416
    161 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    1.3M
    6 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    15K
    48 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data