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Chad — Trade & Compliance

Chad's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

2
trade agreements
1
cargo treaties
18.03%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLow income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Chad beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Germany28.6%
  2. 2China21.7%
  3. 3France19.1%
  4. 4Netherlands14.0%
  5. 5Türkiye5.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China32.3%
  2. 2France9.8%
  3. 3Türkiye8.0%
  4. 4Niger7.8%
  5. 5India7.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils91.4%
  2. 2Oil seeds5.9%
  3. 3Lac, gums, resins1.5%
  4. 4Cotton1.0%
  5. 5Electrical machinery0.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Electrical machinery16.9%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances10.4%
  3. 3Pharmaceuticals9.9%
  4. 4Mineral fuels & oils7.8%
  5. 5Vehicles6.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1France+9.35pp
  2. 2Malaysia+4.14pp
  3. 3Netherlands+3.48pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates−20.64pp
  2. 2China−3.67pp
  3. 3Germany−1.16pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils+16.54pp
  2. 2Oil seeds+3.19pp
  3. 3Lac, gums, resins+0.76pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−20.61pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)1999
CUGoods
World Bank DTA · 2 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States. New York, 8 July 1965
    Party · 196757 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 1 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
XAF
CFA Franc BEAC
ISO numeric 9500 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
18.03%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the EU list
2
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeIssene AbdoulayeOmar Mahamat

2 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sorghum
720.1K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
7M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 67 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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