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Chad

Republic of Chad

French, Arabic Central African CFA (XAF) Mixed: French civil law, customary law, Islamic law
AU, ECCAS, CEMAC, AfCFTA, OIC, WTO

Chad is a landlocked, oil-producing economy in Central Africa. Petroleum (produced since 2003 via the Doba Basin and Chad-Cameroon pipeline) is the primary revenue source, though production has declined. Agriculture and livestock employ the majority of the population. The country faces severe climate challenges (Lake Chad has shrunk by 90% since the 1960s) and security threats from regional instability. Chad's strategic location and military role in Sahel security operations give it geopolitical importance. Business operations are challenging due to isolation, limited infrastructure, and governance concerns.

Snapshot

Population~21.0 MWorld Bank, 2025
GDP (current USD)$21.5 BWorld Bank, 2025
GDP per Capita$1,022World Bank, 2025
GDP Growth5.59%World Bank, 2025
Inflation (y/y)~-3.91%World Bank, 2025
BEAC TIAO rate5.00%Central Bank
Unemployment1.06%World Bank, ILO modelled estimate, 2025
Internet Use~12.63%World Bank, 2024
Electrification~11.00%World Bank WDI
CPI Score (Rank)20.0/100 (#162)Transparency Intl
HDI (Rank)0.394 (#190)UNDP HDR

World Bank Indicators Compare with another country

GDP (current USD)$21.5 BWorld Bank, 2025
GDP growth (annual)5.59%World Bank, 2025
GDP per capita (USD)$1,022World Bank, 2025
Population, total21.0 MWorld Bank, 2025
FDI net inflows (USD)$1.0 BWorld Bank, 2024
Inflation (consumer prices)-3.91%World Bank, 2025
Unemployment (% labour force)1.06%World Bank, 2025
Internet use (% of people)12.63%World Bank, 2024
Trade (% of GDP)46.13%World Bank, 2025

Climate Readiness Full ranking

23out of 100
Early-stage
Climate adaptation readiness for Chad, from 5 of 5 measured indicators.
Energy access1111.0% · 30% weight
Governance readiness2020 / 100 CPI · 20% weight
Human readiness390.394 HDI · 20% weight
Economic readiness33$1,022, 2025 · 15% weight
Digital readiness1616.0% · 15% weight
This scores climate adaptation readiness (adaptive capacity), following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. It is built only from measured values already held on this profile and normalised 0-100. It does not measure emissions or physical climate vulnerability: the platform does not yet hold emissions, hazard-exposure or natural-capital series. Energy access is the single most climate-specific indicator held; the other four are governance, economic, human-development and digital readiness proxies. The economic sub-score is relative to the African countries the platform covers.
How this is computed

Adaptive capacity to absorb climate finance and adapt, following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. Built only from measured values already held on each country profile. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability, which the platform does not yet hold.

  • Energy access (30%) World Bank, access to electricity (% of population). The single most climate and energy specific signal held: SDG 7 and the clean-energy transition.
  • Governance readiness (20%) Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (0-100). ND-GAIN governance readiness: the capacity to govern and deploy climate finance. Higher is cleaner.
  • Human readiness (20%) UNDP, Human Development Index (0-1). ND-GAIN social readiness: the adaptive capacity of the population.
  • Economic readiness (15%) World Bank, GDP per capita (current US$), latest measured year. ND-GAIN economic readiness: the capacity to finance adaptation. Scored relative to the covered set.
  • Digital readiness (15%) World Bank, individuals using the Internet (% of population). Information systems for early warning and adaptation.

A country is scored only when at least 4 of the five indicators are held. Sub-scores are weighted and renormalised over the indicators that are present; nothing is estimated for one that is absent.

Country Facts

CapitalN'Djamena
RegionCentral Africa
CurrencyCentral African CFA (XAF)
FX RegimeFixed peg to EUR via CFA franc
Legal SystemMixed: French civil law, customary law, Islamic law
Time ZoneAfrica/Ndjamena

Focus Sectors

Oil & Gas
Cotton
Agriculture (sorghum
millet)
Livestock
Gum Arabic
Construction
Telecoms

Regulations & Taxes

Corporate Income Tax35% standard (oil: 40%)
VAT / Sales Tax18% standard