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Chad

Africa · Capital: N'Djamena · Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Chad is a country in Africa, with its capital at N'Djamena. It has a GDP of $19.91B (2024), a population of 21M (2025), a GDP per capita of $981.

GDP
$19.91B

2024 · #128 of 200

GDP per capita
$981

2024 · #188 of 200

Population
21M

2025 · #63 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$2,903

2025 · #174 of 185

Economy

GDP
$19.91B2024 · #128
GDP per capita
$9812024 · #188
GDP growth
4.95%2024 · #48
Inflation
8.90%2024 · #150
Unemployment
1.06%2025 · #6
Population
21M2025 · #63
GDP (PPP)
$60.97B2025 · #122
GDP per capita (PPP)
$2,9032025 · #174
Gini index
37.42022 · #99
Government debt
29.9%2026 · #34

People

Median age
16.7 yrs2024 · #224
Fertility rate
6.0 children/woman2024 · #1
Urbanization
27.6%2025 · #199
Net migration
−123,104/yr2025 · #204
Life expectancy
55.2 yrs2024 · #215
HDI
0.4162023 · #190

Money

Corporate tax
20%2024 · #125

Figures

Internet users
12.6%2024 · #180
CO₂ per capita
0.1 t2024 · #189
Area
1.28M km²#22
Population density
16 /km²2025 · #198
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
52 destinations2026 · #161
Corruption index
21/1002024 · #159
Military spending
3.0%2024 · #24
Renewable energy
69.9%2021 · #30