Chad (TCD) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Chad-China Trade: In 2023, Chad exported $823M to China. The main products that Chad exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($812M), Raw Cotton ($9.74M), and Insect Resins ($1.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to China have increased at an annualized rate of 53.7%, from $95.9M in 2018 to $823M in 2023.

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

China-Chad Trade: In 2023, China exported $378M to Chad. The main products that China exported to Chad were Broadcasting Equipment ($37.2M), Rubber Footwear ($24.4M), and Antiknock ($21.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $185M in 2018 to $378M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Chad ranked 132 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -2.41), and 132 in total exports ($4.36B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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In 2023, Chad exported $823M to China. The main products exported from Chad to China were Crude Petroleum ($812M), Raw Cotton ($9.74M), and Insect Resins ($1.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Chad to China have increased at an annualized rate of 53.7%, from $95.9M in 2018 to $823M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $378M to Chad. The main products exported from China to Chad were Broadcasting Equipment ($37.2M), Rubber Footwear ($24.4M), and Antiknock ($21.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $185M in 2023 to $378M in 2018.

Exports from Chad () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Chad () (2023)

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Trade between Chad () and China ()

China Exports

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Chad
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.11B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Chad included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

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

Comparative Advantage Chad - China

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

During 2023, Chad had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($812M), Textiles ($9.74M), and Vegetable Products ($1.52M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Machines ($163M), Chemical Products ($56.3M), and Metals ($40.4M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Chad China+$645MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential China Chad+$18.4MTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Chad () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Chad () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Chad () and China ()

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Chad - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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