Chad

Government debt in Chad

Government debt in Chad: 44.7% of GDP in 1999 and 33.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
33.3% of GDP
Since 1999
−11.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
121 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
24.8% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in ChadGovernment debt in Chad: 44.7% of GDP in 1999 and 33.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 24.8% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 24.8% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 52.4% of GDP in 2000, the lowest 15.7% of GDP in 2008.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearChad
202533.3
202431.4
202332.2
202232.1
202141.7
202041.6
201938.4
201833.8
201739.1
201640.2
201531.3
201429.4
201322.3
201220
201122.3
201022.9
200923.9
200815.7
200717.6
200620.1
200522
200425.2
200334.4
200242
200143.5
200052.4
199944.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChad
202631.1
202729.6
202828.6
202927.3
203025.9
203124.8

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.

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