Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Chad

Chad: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 42.61 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
42.61
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
109th
of 188 countries
All-time high
83.65
in 2000
All-time low
12.81
in 1972
Years of data
46
1970–2015

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Chad, 1970–2015

20406080197019922015

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Chad stood at 42.61.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Chad peaked at 83.65 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.81, in 1972.

That places Chad 109th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Chad, 1970 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1970 15.96
1971 17.82 +11.7%
1972 12.81 -28.1%
1973 13.86 +8.2%
1974 18.55 +33.8%
1975 24.32 +31.1%
1976 27.68 +13.8%
1977 33.84 +22.2%
1978 36.9 +9.1%
1979 47.2 +27.9%
1980 46.19 -2.1%
1981 34.96 -24.3%
1982 30.58 -12.5%
1983 29.99 -1.9%
1984 25.41 -15.3%
1985 23.43 -7.8%
1986 23.41 -0.1%
1987 27.25 +16.4%
1988 26.92 -1.2%
1989 29.17 +8.4%
1990 32.36 +10.9%
1991 39.25 +21.3%
1992 48.62 +23.9%
1993 59.11 +21.6%
1994 73.62 +24.6%
1995 66.33 -9.9%
1996 65.45 -1.3%
1997 67.64 +3.3%
1998 63.88 -5.6%
1999 76.58 +19.9%
2000 83.65 +9.2%
2001 68.51 -18.1%
2002 68.05 -0.7%
2003 59.97 -11.9%
2004 40.11 -33.1%
2005 25.64 -36.1%
2006 26.24 +2.3%
2007 22.15 -15.6%
2008 19.95 -9.9%
2009 31.67 +58.7%
2010 30.12 -4.9%
2011 30.55 +1.4%
2012 28.78 -5.8%
2013 30.34 +5.4%
2014 39.21 +29.2%
2015 42.61 +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24.89 12.81 47.2 10
1980s 29.73 23.41 46.19 10
1990s 59.28 32.36 76.58 10
2000s 44.59 19.95 83.65 10
2010s 33.6 28.78 42.61 6

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 106 China 42.92 compare
  2. 107 Lithuania 42.78 compare
  3. 108 Thailand 42.72 compare
  4. 110 Burundi 42.45 compare
  5. 111 Costa Rica 42.38 compare
  6. 112 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Chad?
Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Chad was 42.61 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 83.65 in 2000.
What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 12.81 in 1972.
How does Chad rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
Chad ranks 109th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
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190 places, 9,624 data points, 1800–2015
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The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.