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Official language: French, Arabic
Currency: CFA Franc
Capital City: N'Djamena
Area: 1284000km2
Subregional membership(s): Central Africa, Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa , Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Least developed countires, Land-locked Countries, Oil producing economies, Sub-Saharan Africa, Oil LDCs, Land-locked LDCs, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) , Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), Sahel Countries, Franc Zone


18847148.5K
2024

Mid-year population
16.4B
2021

GDP at current prices, USD
102.9
2022

Under five mortality rate
90.4
2022

Primary enrolment ratio
Population and migration
United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)2.933.363.293.463.133.193.143.093.083.05
Population - Urban (%)22.5022.7022.90
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)50.150.950.951.451.751.250.851.352.052.5
Total fertility rate (per woman)6.76.66.56.56.46.46.36.26.16.0
Population - Urban (number)3,154,2163,277,4023,405,8733,540,2793,681,4883,830,2603,987,0744,152,2094,326,0264,508,833
Median age (years)14.714.714.814.914.914.915.015.115.115.2
Population - Male (number)7,093,1227,321,5977,570,7357,831,8998,094,8228,355,0368,623,5308,896,0029,174,4989,459,829
Population - Urban (%)22.5222.6822.8623.0623.2823.5223.7824.0624.3724.69
Population - Total (number)14,140,27414,592,58515,085,88415,604,21016,126,86616,644,70217,179,74017,723,31518,278,56818,847,149
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)51.652.152.352.853.352.852.553.053.754.1
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)53.153.353.854.354.954.454.354.855.455.8
Population - Female (%)49.8449.8349.8249.8149.8149.8049.8049.8149.81
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)3.833.853.873.913.964.014.064.104.144.17
Population - Female (number)7,047,1527,270,9887,515,1497,772,3118,032,0448,289,6668,556,2108,827,3139,104,0709,387,320
Population - Male (%)49.9049.9149.9149.9249.9249.92
Health
World Bank, World Health Organization, United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
120.8117.3113.6109.9106.2102.999.496.2
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
135.9132.2128.2124.2120.4116.6112.9109.3
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)12.00
136.6133.0129.0125.0121.1117.2113.7
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)29.4024.3024.7029.2018.9021.4018.20
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)54.70
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)9.769.9110.0710.2410.4210.6210.8310.91
121.7118.0114.4110.7107.0103.5100.1
128.6125.0121.2117.2113.5109.8106.4102.9
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)34.40
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)54.70
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)46.0037.0037.0037.00
129.5125.8121.9118.0114.3110.5107.1
Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)103.6798.1886.8497.4996.1698.2098.68
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)30.9030.8928.0226.9627.0830.08
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)25.9922.3918.3429.1830.64
Mean years of schooling - Male (years)3.4
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)11.9812.29
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)55.556.9
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)1,287,4131,253,5311,175,1801,363,9991,391,6431,514,6391,568,771
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)0.1
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)2.2
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)69.1564.0758.7465.3264.96
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)89.0182.2077.1583.1982.69
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)0.50.50.50.50.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)2.22.22.01.92.02.2
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)0.4
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)0.30.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)1.01.01.01.01.11.3
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)30.4823.2071.52
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)26.0022.3127.28
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Primary completion rate - Female (%)27.9028.4028.9029.5026.9031.0037.69
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)4.94.64.14.84.74.95.0
Mean years of schooling - Female (years)1.3
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)0.80.80.80.80.8
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)5.65.34.75.45.35.55.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)1.61.61.51.51.51.7
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)13.9313.9618.87
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)22.4222.5621.3520.7720.9824.09
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)26.4
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)28.5621.1172.96
Primary completion rate - Total (%)30.0030.3030.6031.2030.3732.3043.53
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)91.5886.8577.2487.7286.5389.4290.36
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)5.136.48
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)0.3
Primary completion rate - Male (%)25.6026.4027.3028.3023.1330.6049.20
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)1.512.55
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)51.8440.6946.1241.1341.39
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)79.4575.4767.3677.6776.6280.3981.81
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)13.8614.1614.5214.4214.7317.95
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old (%)0.500.550.850.400.960.74
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)38.7730.7931.7535.1736.07
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)0.50.50.50.50.50.6
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)26.1218.6174.91
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)24.8525.38
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)0.80.80.80.80.80.8
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)6.35.95.36.05.96.06.0
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)38.9231.3335.78
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)3.334.53
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)79.1073.1567.9674.2873.85
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)18.4418.86
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)2,270,1042,213,2232,060,9462,419,6752,468,7842,719,3642,832,890
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)982,691959,692885,7661,055,6761,077,1411,204,7251,264,119
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)27.527.1
National accounts
United Nations Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Construction (ISIC F) (US dollars)760,994,504269,934,012380,069,637327,894,790391,669,502448,280,539538,561,776753,909,020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - National Currency (billions)6,9426,4966,238
Industry (%)22.89
Changes in inventories (US dollars)12,945,873298,941,494445,356,056700,991,057856,420,040844,119,474883,370,373774,839,070
Exports of goods and services (US dollars)4,067,315,2053,335,982,7013,095,057,4523,954,301,9264,151,238,7553,171,120,9524,341,496,4026,125,572,971
Industry (%)31.6823.9220.1319.2618.7419.30
Services (%)38.8342.5545.8349.9952.8153.05
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)10,458,836,6689,976,306,04510,463,269,40011,183,454,15010,681,336,50211,270,482,80511,513,266,00010,397,935,985
Manufacturing (ISIC D) (US dollars)980,618,6051,028,104,7641,351,877,8531,366,358,5181,366,049,6641,446,643,1631,934,003,9462,584,236,740
Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities (ISIC C-E) (US dollars)4,835,689,9194,102,952,2413,151,898,2624,132,997,8174,229,260,0044,355,187,8635,885,510,4007,880,619,694
Services (%)30.62
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing (ISIC A-B) (US dollars)3,867,692,2034,716,470,3775,130,048,0055,741,350,8574,982,824,3745,291,393,5465,438,705,9415,237,553,273
Transport, storage and communication (ISIC I) (US dollars)535,971,564534,370,835524,771,305596,422,922662,464,160658,373,314598,026,539474,876,093
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - US dollars (billions)11.711.010.7
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)10,458,836,66810,712,361,61410,948,053,52211,230,301,29211,474,914,13910,970,953,86010,881,410,98610,448,675,614
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)25,68324,49424,02825,18226,50826,24927,034
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US dollars)14,400,813,87713,763,168,58913,715,883,60514,544,667,77415,041,975,78114,719,723,53714,545,021,21015,038,726,476
Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels (ISIC G-H) (US dollars)1,202,369,4541,425,978,5001,603,003,8411,633,059,2921,863,491,4851,886,999,5381,677,902,9211,342,988,371
Gross fixed capital formation (including Acquisitions less disposals of valuables) (US dollars)2,600,371,6882,101,826,3152,029,109,2822,570,526,7873,140,483,2213,095,377,1763,239,309,8072,841,326,670
Prices
Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period4.38-0.79-1.542.15-3.184.062.58
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year3.17-4.441.580.34-2.566.690.97
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)4.38-0.79-1.542.15-3.184.062.58
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)139.41132.60133.57
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100116.69115.76113.98116.44112.73117.31120.34
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)4.14-4.890.734.04-0.973.483.01
Energy
African Union Commission, AfDB, AUC and ECA Joint African Statistical Yearbook, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)290294299
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)0.00.0
Conventional crude oil - Production, metric tons (thousands)7.26.55.86.56.7
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Consumption, metric tons (thousands)
Conventional crude oil - Final energy consumption, metric tons (thousands)
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)000
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)290294299303308
Conventional crude oil - Transformation, metric tons (thousands)0.80.70.70.70.7
Conventional crude oil - Export (terajoules)273,000243,600214,200243,600252,000
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)000
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)00000
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Consumption (terajoules)
Conventional crude oil - Final energy consumption (terajoules)
Conventional crude oil - Transformation (terajoules)33,60029,40029,40029,40029,400
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)178184191
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)228230230234
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)00
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)0.10.10.10.10.1
Conventional crude oil - Consumption not elsewhere specified (industry) (terajoules)
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)191198206
Conventional crude oil - Production (terajoules)302,400273,000243,600273,000281,400
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)290294299303308
Conventional crude oil - Consumption by manufacturing, construction and non-fuel industry (terajoules)
Conventional crude oil - Total energy supply (terajoules)29,40029,40029,40029,40029,400
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)391.00398.00406.00
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)00000
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)47.248.2
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)0.0
Conventional crude oil - Consumption by other manuf., const. and non-fuel ind. (terajoules)
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)000
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)290294299
Conventional crude oil - Export, metric tons (thousands)6.55.85.15.86.0
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)364,000371,000378,000
Tourism
World Bank, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), World Tourism Organization
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)3.273.50
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)3.894.20
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)120.098.087.0
Overnight stays (thousands)85.040.022.0
International tourism, number of departures - Total (number)94,00056,00052,000
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)1.8
Transport

Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Information society
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.120.090.060.060.04
13.0022.0132.0042.0043.0048.0059.00
0000
3.505.807.408.009.8010.40
0.0400000
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)38.6538.2842.2244.7647.5352.19
0000
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)38.7338.3642.4145.1248.06
8.608.609.0012.0019.3021.8022.00
3.505.807.408.009.8010.40
17.87
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)5,465,7975,585,7096,368,6006,984,1307,664,839
0.080.0400000
0000
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.120.090.060.060.040.03
11,3375,1263313346800
86.0086.0086.0086.0086.1086.1086.10
5,1263313346800
0000
, 2018=1008,665,32046,575,60024,303,36046,085,20025,719,4709,722,20011,561,830
International trade

Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total trade - Export, current USD (millions)3,2852,6553,3874,0684,1572,8634,565
Total trade - Import, current USD (millions)4,0043,7363,9704,2724,2804,5025,211
Banking, insurance, financial statistics
International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Interest rate - Lending (%)
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)591.21592.61580.66555.45585.91
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)591.45
Deposit rate (%) (%)2.45
Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics
World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)
Fiscal deficit (% of GDP)-283.6-117.1-13.6118.6-11.097.8-55.548.9
Net ODA - current USD (millions)606.7624.5647.8
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)42.5350.0549.1347.9551.1152.1058.1641.23
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-4.38-1.94-0.231.94-0.172.06-0.82
International reserves - current USD (millions)368.98.2147.8310.0
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)43.343.2143.48
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)26.3628.8531.6429.2929.8536.8934.56
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Balance of payments
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Economic Commission for Africa
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)70.370.3
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-13.78-10.43-7.09-1.35-4.37-7.55-4.49
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)559.6244.7363.4460.9566.6557.7562.2
Current account balance - current USD (millions)-1,491.0-926.0-517.0
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)4,8605,420
Environment
United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (metric tons)0.070.07
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)2.42.22.22.22.3
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)3.90
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)3.883.793.693.603.513.43
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)20.3520.3520.3520.3520.9720.9720.97
Land area covered by forest (%)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)20.3520.35