Overall budget balance, including grants in Chad
Chad: Overall budget balance, including grants was -206.80 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Chad, 1987–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Chad recorded -206.80 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2010.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Chad peaked at 168.00 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, -331.60 billion current LCU, in 2009.
That places Chad 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall budget balance, including grants in Chad, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -62.85 billion current LCU | — |
| 1988 | -59.30 billion current LCU | -5.6% |
| 1989 | -76.23 billion current LCU | +28.5% |
| 1990 | -74.24 billion current LCU | -2.6% |
| 1991 | -32.73 billion current LCU | -55.9% |
| 1992 | -56.73 billion current LCU | +73.3% |
| 1993 | -50.90 billion current LCU | -10.3% |
| 1994 | -75.03 billion current LCU | +47.4% |
| 1995 | -70.98 billion current LCU | -5.4% |
| 1996 | -76.09 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1997 | -83.86 billion current LCU | +10.2% |
| 1998 | -64.23 billion current LCU | -23.4% |
| 1999 | -103.87 billion current LCU | +61.7% |
| 2000 | -123.00 billion current LCU | +18.4% |
| 2001 | -80.20 billion current LCU | -34.8% |
| 2002 | -157.30 billion current LCU | +96.1% |
| 2003 | -216.70 billion current LCU | +37.8% |
| 2004 | -147.20 billion current LCU | -32.1% |
| 2005 | -170.80 billion current LCU | +16.0% |
| 2006 | -142.30 billion current LCU | -16.7% |
| 2007 | -155.40 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 168.00 billion current LCU | -208.1% |
| 2009 | -331.60 billion current LCU | -297.4% |
| 2010 | -206.80 billion current LCU | -37.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -206.80 billion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is -26.39 billion current LCU, 7.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Chad's -206.80 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 9.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall budget balance, including grants in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -297.4% | 168.00 billion current LCU | -331.60 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -66.13 billion current LCU | -76.23 billion current LCU | -59.30 billion current LCU | 3 |
| 1990s | -68.87 billion current LCU | -103.87 billion current LCU | -32.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -135.65 billion current LCU | -331.60 billion current LCU | 168.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -206.80 billion current LCU | -206.80 billion current LCU | -206.80 billion current LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 37 Niger -149.00 billion current LCU compare
- 38 Cameroon -159.00 billion current LCU compare
- 39 Burkina Faso -193.31 billion current LCU compare
- 41 Sierra Leone -327.14 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Cote d'Ivoire -349.70 billion current LCU compare
- 43 Guinea -393.66 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Chad
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 72.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.80 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 10.77 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 52.36 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Chad?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Chad was -206.80 billion current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 168.00 billion current LCU in 2008.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -331.60 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Chad rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Chad ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.