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Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	14 412	14 627	17 643^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	3.9	-2.1	4.9^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	984	849	913^b
Economy: Agriculture^f (% of Gross Value Added)	29.8	34.4^g	34.2^g,b
Economy: Industry^f (% of Gross Value Added)	43.1	31.3^h	41.6^h,b
Economy: Services and other activity^f (% of GVA)	27	34.3ⁱ	24.2^i,b
Employment in agriculture^j (% of employed)	70.6	69.9	69.1^b
Employment in industry^j (% of employed)	7.8	9.4	9.6^b
Employment in services^j (% employed)	21.6	20.7	21.4^b
Unemployment^j (% of labour force)	1	1.7	1.1
Labour force participation rate^j (female/male pop. %)	50.5 / 72.8	48.1 / 70.8	48.3 / 72.2
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	117^j,k	123^l	119^m,n,e
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	97	120	131^b
International trade: exports^j (million current US$)	2 223	1 677	4 756^e
International trade: imports^j (million current US$)	900	1 056	1 560^e
International trade: balance^j (million current US$)	1 323	621	3 196^e

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate (average annual %)	2.9	3.4	2.6^a
Urban population (% of total population)	22.5	23.3^d	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	3.8^o	...	...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman)	6.7	6.3	5.9^a
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years)	52.5 / 50.1	54.9 / 51.3	57.4 / 53.5^a
Population age distribution^p (0-14/60+ years old, %)	48.5 / 3.4	48.0 / 3.4	46.0 / 3.5^a
International migrant stock^q (000/% of total pop.)	467.0 / 3.2	547.5 / 3.2	1 269.7 / 6.3^e
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	473.5	820.6	1 767.0^e
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)	128.6	110	97.1^a
Health: Current expenditure^r (% of GDP)	3.4	4.5	4.5^s
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	~0.0	0.1	0.1^b
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	77.2 / 98.3	73.8 / 92.5^d	80.6 / 95.9^b
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	17.2 / 34.1	16.7 / 27.9^d	22.4 / 31.6^b
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	8.9 / 24.8	10.3 / 23.2^d	14.5 / 25.1^b
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	14.9	15.4^t	34^t

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Individuals using the Internet^j (per 100 inhabitants)	3.5	8.3	13.2^b
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	...	0.3^u,v,w	...
Threatened species (number)	38	48	59^e
Forested area (% of land area)	3.9	3.4	3.2^s
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	1.8 / 0.1	1.9 / 0.1^j	2.2 / 0.1^j,s
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	377	369^j	373^j,s
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	7	6	6^s
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	120^x	11^y	40^y,z
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	65.3	65.3	65.3^e
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)	16.8 / 2.8	17.5 / 2.7	17.6 / 2.7^s
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %)	26.9 / 4.8	31.1 / 4.3	32.0 / 4.2^s
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	5.71	9.84	8.78^b

Footnotes

a		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
b		2023
c		African Financial Community (CFA) Franc, Bank of Central African States (BEAC).
d		2019
e		2024
f		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
g		Exc. irrigation canals and landscaping care.
h		Exc. publishing activities. Inc. irrigation canals.
i		Inc. publishing activities and landscape care. Exc. repair of personal and household goods.
j		Estimate.
k		N'Djamena
l		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.
m		National Harmonized Consumer Price Index.
n		Base: 2019=100.
o		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
p		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
q		Including refugees.
r		Based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31).
s		2022
t		Data at 1 January of the reporting year.
u		Excluding private non-profit.
v		Excluding business enterprise.
w		2016
x		Arrivals by air.
y		Non-resident tourists staying in hotels and similar establishments.
z		2021