France (FRA) and Chad (TCD) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Chad Trade: In 2023, France exported $119M to Chad. The main products that France exported to Chad were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($10.8M), Other Edible Preparations ($6.16M), and Packaged Medicaments ($6.02M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 5.7%, from $89.9M in 2018 to $119M in 2023.

In 2023, France did not export any services to Chad.

Chad-France Trade: In 2023, Chad exported $447M to France. The main products that Chad exported to France were Crude Petroleum ($430M), Insect Resins ($16.8M), and Other Hides and Skins ($411k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to France have increased at an annualized rate of 58%, from $45.4M in 2018 to $447M in 2023.

In 2023, Chad did not export any services to France.

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Chad ranked 132 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -2.41), and 132 in total exports ($4.36B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, France exported $119M to Chad. The main products exported from France to Chad were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($10.8M), Other Edible Preparations ($6.16M), and Packaged Medicaments ($6.02M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 5.7%, from $89.9M in 2018 to $119M in 2023.

In 2018, Chad exported $447M to France. The main products exported from Chad to France were Crude Petroleum ($430M), Insect Resins ($16.8M), and Other Hides and Skins ($411k). During the last 5 years the exports of Chad to France have increased at an annualized rate of 58%, from $45.4M in 2023 to $447M in 2018.

Exports from France () to Chad () (2023)

Exports from Chad () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Chad ()

France Exports

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Chad
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.11B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Chad included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Chad than from France.

Difference in imports from Chad () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Chad

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Machines ($31.5M), Chemical Products ($21.7M), and Foodstuffs ($15.1M).

During 2018, Chad had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($430M), Vegetable Products ($16.8M), and Animal Hides ($418k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Chad+$3.69MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Chad France+$129MCrude 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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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of France and Chad. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Chad. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Chad indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Chad () (2023)

Exports from Chad () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Chad ()

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Chad () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Chad

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of France () and Chad () (2023)

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