Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Chad
Chad: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 17.58 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
17.58
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
173rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
19.75
in 2009
All-time low
8.87
in 2005
Years of data
35
1996–2030
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Chad, 1996–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Chad recorded 17.58 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Chad peaked at 19.75 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.87, in 2005.
That places Chad 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.99 | — |
| 1997 | 12.01 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.15 | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 12.89 | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 14.04 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 11.99 | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 13.78 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 14.91 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 9.84 | -34.0% |
| 2005 | 8.87 | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 10.69 | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 13.64 | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 14.65 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 19.75 | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 18.52 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 16.34 | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 16.58 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.59 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.92 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.79 | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 11.21 | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 11.31 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.73 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 10.62 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 14.09 | +32.6% |
| 2021 | 12.98 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 12.62 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 17.1 | +35.5% |
| 2024 | 18.82 | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 19.38 | +3.0% |
| 2026 | 18.64 | -3.8% |
| 2027 | 18.91 | +1.5% |
| 2028 | 17.81 | -5.8% |
| 2029 | 17.5 | -1.7% |
| 2030 | 17.58 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.76 | 10.15 | 12.89 | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.22 | 8.87 | 19.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.16 | 9.73 | 18.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.78 | 12.62 | 19.38 | 10 |
| 2030s | 17.58 | 17.58 | 17.58 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 17.98 compare
- 171 Taiwan 17.69 compare
- 172 Cambodia 17.64 compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 17.43 compare
- 175 Madagascar 17.18 compare
- 176 Indonesia 16.99 compare
More public sector data for Chad
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1971 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 49.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 557.71 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 25.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Chad?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Chad was 17.58 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 19.75 in 2009.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.87 in 2005.
- How does Chad rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Chad ranks 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October