Chad vs Côte d’Ivoire
Chad vs Côte d’Ivoire: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 33.3% of GDP in Chad and 57.2% of GDP in Côte d’Ivoire, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 23.8 percentage points, or 1.72 times that in Chad.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Chad.
- In 2025, Chad ranked 121 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 63 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Chad at 24.8% of GDP and Côte d’Ivoire at 50.9% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Chad | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.3 | 57.2 |
| 2024 | 31.4 | 59.5 |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 56.7 |
| 2022 | 32.1 | 56 |
| 2021 | 41.7 | 50.2 |
| 2020 | 41.6 | 46.3 |
| 2019 | 38.4 | 37.2 |
| 2018 | 33.8 | 35.3 |
| 2017 | 39.1 | 32.6 |
| 2016 | 40.2 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 31.3 | 29.2 |
| 2014 | 29.4 | 26.7 |
| 2013 | 22.3 | 24.6 |
| 2012 | 20 | 24.7 |
| 2011 | 22.3 | 50 |
| 2010 | 22.9 | 45.6 |
| 2009 | 23.9 | 46.5 |
| 2008 | 15.7 | 51.2 |
| 2007 | 17.6 | 53.5 |
| 2006 | 20.1 | 57.5 |
| 2005 | 22 | 58.2 |
| 2004 | 25.2 | 56.7 |
| 2003 | 34.4 | 56.4 |
| 2002 | 42 | 63 |
| 2001 | 43.5 | 71.2 |
| 2000 | 52.4 | 74 |
| 1999 | 44.7 | 78 |
| 1998 | – | 75.2 |
| 1997 | – | 84.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Chad | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.1 | 57.8 |
| 2027 | 29.6 | 56.9 |
| 2028 | 28.6 | 55.3 |
| 2029 | 27.3 | 53.7 |
| 2030 | 25.9 | 52.2 |
| 2031 | 24.8 | 50.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chad vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChad: 6.2% in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
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Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987Côte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971