Chad vs Zimbabwe
Chad vs Zimbabwe: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 33.3% of GDP in Chad and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 4.6 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Chad.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Chad.
- In 2025, Chad ranked 121 and Zimbabwe ranked 111 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Chad at 24.8% of GDP and Zimbabwe at 25.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Chad | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.3 | 38 |
| 2024 | 31.4 | 70.4 |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 76.1 |
| 2022 | 32.1 | 66.8 |
| 2021 | 41.7 | 39.9 |
| 2020 | 41.6 | 56.8 |
| 2019 | 38.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 33.8 | 33 |
| 2017 | 39.1 | 49 |
| 2016 | 40.2 | 35.1 |
| 2015 | 31.3 | 34.1 |
| 2014 | 29.4 | 29.2 |
| 2013 | 22.3 | 26.4 |
| 2012 | 20 | 27.2 |
| 2011 | 22.3 | 30 |
| 2010 | 22.9 | 33.2 |
| 2009 | 23.9 | 39.7 |
| 2008 | 15.7 | 41.3 |
| 2007 | 17.6 | 30.2 |
| 2006 | 20.1 | 26.7 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22.4 |
| 2004 | 25.2 | – |
| 2003 | 34.4 | – |
| 2002 | 42 | – |
| 2001 | 43.5 | – |
| 2000 | 52.4 | – |
| 1999 | 44.7 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Chad | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.1 | 33.5 |
| 2027 | 29.6 | 30.6 |
| 2028 | 28.6 | 30.2 |
| 2029 | 27.3 | 28.2 |
| 2030 | 25.9 | 26.7 |
| 2031 | 24.8 | 25.7 |
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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChad: 6.2% in 2022Zimbabwe: 26.5% in 2022
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001