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Exports $281MRnk 163 / 211
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Top Product $24.5MBroadcasting Equipment
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Exports $933MRnk 2 / 86
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Top Product $926MCrude Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.74Rnk 129 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Chad Trade: In 2022, China exported $281M to Chad. The main products that China exported to Chad were Broadcasting Equipment ($24.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($17M), and Antiknock ($15.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 19.5%, from $115M in 2017 to $281M in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Chad.

Chad-China Trade: In 2022, Chad exported $933M to China. The main products that Chad exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($926M), Insect Resins ($4.26M), and Raw Cotton ($2.41M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to China have increased at an annualized rate of 30.4%,  from $248M in 2017 to $933M in 2022.

In 2022, Chad did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Chad ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.74), and 130 in total exports ($4.39B).

Latest Trends

July, 2024

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Overview In July 2024, China exported $26.8M and imported $858k from Chad, resulting in a positive trade balance of $25.9M. Between July 2023 and July 2024 the exports of China have increased by $3.23M (13.7%) from $23.5M to $26.8M, while imports decreased by $-148M (-99.4%) from $148M to $858k.

Trade In July 2024, the top exports of China to Chad were Antiknock ($2.92M), Insulated Wire ($2.06M), Rubber Footwear ($1.55M), Iron Structures ($1.41M), and Telephones ($1.34M). In July 2024 the top imports of China from Chad were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($376).

Origins In July 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Beijing ($6.2M), Zhejiang Province ($5.92M), Guangdong Province ($4.25M), Hebei Province ($2.55M), and Shandong Province ($1.98M), while imports destinations were mainly Anhui Province ($810k), Guangdong Province ($47.4k), Shanghai Province ($93), Shandong Province ($34), and Beijing ($2).

Growth In July 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Chad was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Insulated Wire ($1.99M or 2.73k%), Antiknock ($1.86M or 175%), and Iron Structures ($1.4M or 16.7k%). In July 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Chad was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in .

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (July 2023 - July 2024)$3.23M(13.7%)
IMPORT GROWTH (July 2023 - July 2024)$-148M(-99.4%)
MAIN EXPORTER (July 2024)Beijing$6.2M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of China over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, China exported $281M to Chad. The main products exported from China to Chad were Broadcasting Equipment ($24.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($17M), and Antiknock ($15.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 19.5%, from $115M in 2017 to $281M in 2022.

In 2017, Chad exported $933M to China. The main products exported from Chad to China were Crude Petroleum ($926M), Insect Resins ($4.26M), and Raw Cotton ($2.41M). During the last 5 years the exports of Chad to China have increased at an annualized rate of 30.4%, from $248M in 2022 to $933M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Chad (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Chad (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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This map shows whether countries import more from China or Chad. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Chad or the difference in the growth in imports.

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Difference in imports from Chad (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Chad

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This chart compares trade between China and Chad by product, considering products traded by both, China and Chad.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Machines ($113M), Chemical Products ($51.9M), and Metals ($33.5M).

During 2017, Chad had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($926M), Vegetable Products ($4.26M), and Textiles ($2.42M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Chad+$18.4MTelephones
Top Product Potential Chad China+$645MCrude Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Chad. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Chad. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Chad indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Chad (Flag) (2022)

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