Chad vs Ethiopia

Chad vs Ethiopia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2024: 5% a year in Chad and 8.1% a year in Ethiopia, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 3 percentage points, or 1.61 times that in Chad.

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% a year · IMF

Chad vs Ethiopia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2024: 5% a year in Chad and 8.1% a year in Ethiopia, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 3 percentage points, or 1.61 times that in Chad.
ChadEthiopiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Chad.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Chad at 5.3% a year and Ethiopia at 7.7% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChadEthiopia
202458.1
202357.2
20224.76.4
202126.3
202006.1
20195.99
20185.27.7
2017-2.110.2
2016-3.78
20153.210.4
20142.310.3
20132.99.9
20128.98.7
20114.611.4
201013.810.6
2009-1.310
20083.111.2
20074.411.8
2006-0.511.5
20057.512.6
200433.611.7
200314.7-2.1
20028.51.6
200111.77.4
2000-0.99.8
1999-0.76.3
19987-4.2
19975.72.8
19962.113.5
1995-0.86.1
19945.53.5
1993-2.113.4
19922.4-8.9
199110.4-7.2
19903.22.6
19892-0.5
19887.50.6
19873.613.9
198669.7
19857.9-11.4
19845.3-2.3
198315.77.8
19825.41
1981-10.8–
1980-64
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearChadEthiopia
20255.19.2
20264.59.2
20275.47.8
20284.68.2
20295.18.2
20305.48
20315.37.7

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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