Overall budget balance, including grants in Chad

Chad: Overall budget balance, including grants was -206.80 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
-206.80 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 37.6%
World rank
40th
of 51 countries
All-time high
168.00 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
-331.60 billion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
24
1987–2010

Overall budget balance, including grants in Chad, 1987–2010

-300.0B-200.0B-100.0B0100.0B200.0B1987199820101987: -62.9B current LCU1988: -59.3B current LCU1989: -76.2B current LCU1990: -74.2B current LCU1991: -32.7B current LCU1992: -56.7B current LCU1993: -50.9B current LCU1994: -75.0B current LCU1995: -71.0B current LCU1996: -76.1B current LCU1997: -83.9B current LCU1998: -64.2B current LCU1999: -103.9B current LCU2000: -123.0B current LCU2001: -80.2B current LCU2002: -157.3B current LCU2003: -216.7B current LCU2004: -147.2B current LCU2005: -170.8B current LCU2006: -142.3B current LCU2007: -155.4B current LCU2008: 168.0B current LCU2009: -331.6B current LCU2010: -206.8B current LCU

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

Annual values for Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Chad, 1987 to 2010.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 -297.4% 168.00 billion current LCU -331.60 billion current LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 37 Niger -149.00 billion current LCU compare
  2. 38 Cameroon -159.00 billion current LCU compare
  3. 39 Burkina Faso -193.31 billion current LCU compare
  4. 41 Sierra Leone -327.14 billion current LCU compare
  5. 42 Cote d'Ivoire -349.70 billion current LCU compare
  6. 43 Guinea -393.66 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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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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Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
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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.