Chad (TCD) and Niger (NER) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Chad-Niger Trade: In 2023, Chad exported $85k to Niger. The main products that Chad exported to Niger were Large Construction Vehicles ($82.8k), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($1.15k), and Metalworking Machine Parts ($497). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to Niger have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.7%, from $329k in 2018 to $85k in 2023.

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

Niger-Chad Trade: In 2023, Niger exported $16.4M to Chad. The main products that Niger exported to Chad were Refined Petroleum ($4.93M), Large Construction Vehicles ($2.49M), and Delivery Trucks ($2.27M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Niger to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 27.7%, from $4.85M in 2018 to $16.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Niger 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, Niger ranked 93 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.63), and 148 in total exports ($1.72B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Chad exported $85k to Niger. The main products exported from Chad to Niger were Large Construction Vehicles ($82.8k), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($1.15k), and Metalworking Machine Parts ($497). During the last 5 years the exports of Chad to Niger have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.7%, from $329k in 2018 to $85k in 2023.

In 2018, Niger exported $16.4M to Chad. The main products exported from Niger to Chad were Refined Petroleum ($4.93M), Large Construction Vehicles ($2.49M), and Delivery Trucks ($2.27M). During the last 5 years the exports of Niger to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 27.7%, from $4.85M in 2023 to $16.4M in 2018.

Exports from Chad () to Niger () (2023)

Exports from Niger () to Chad () (2023)

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Trade between Chad () and Niger ()

Niger Exports

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Chad
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.11B

Niger
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$533M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Chad than Niger included Germany ($747M), United Arab Emirates ($1.11B), and Netherlands ($545M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Niger than Chad included India ($109M), Sweden ($83.3M), and Burkina Faso ($65.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Chad - Niger

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

During 2023, Chad had a large net trade with Niger in the exports of Machines ($83.5k), Instruments ($1.15k), and Vegetable Products ($331).

During 2018, Niger had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.95M), Transportation ($3.57M), and Machines ($3.33M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Chad Niger+$3.19kCentrifuges

Top Product Potential Niger Chad+$689kRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Chad () to Niger () (2023)

Exports from Niger () to Chad () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Chad () and Niger ()

Niger Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Chad - Niger

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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