Chad: Terms of trade

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 Chad

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 150.60
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 133.11
 Min - Max 88.00 - 164.00
 Source The United Nations
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The latest value from 2024 is 150.6 percent, an increase from 145.3 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 105.73 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Chad from 2005 to 2024 is 133.11 percent. The minimum value, 88 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 164 percent was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Chad: Terms of trade
 2024 150.60
 2023 145.30
 2022 160.70
 2021 138.60
 2020 96.30
 2019 112.70
 2018 115.80
 2017 100.10




The terms of trade for Chad are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 150.60 2024 percent
 Trade openness 46.13 2025 percent
 Financial openness -1.248 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 29.41 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 6.32 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 13.82 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 16.72 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 3.59 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 5.12 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.00 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 1994 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -3.20 1994 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.04 1994 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 12.70 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.22 1994 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 1.55 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.06 1994 percent
 Remittances 0.72 1994 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -32.00 1994 million USD
 External debt 17.24 2023 percent
 Short-term external debt 1.08 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 3.30 2023 percent
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