Chad is the 136th largest export economy in the world. In 2016, Chad exported $1.52B and imported $541M, resulting in a positive trade balance of $975M. In 2016 the GDP of Chad was $9.6B and its GDP per capita was $1.99k.

The top exports of Chad are Crude Petroleum ($1.25B), Gold ($167M), Raw Cotton ($29.9M), Insect Resins ($23.2M) and Other Oily Seeds ($22.9M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Packaged Medicaments ($37.5M), Cars ($22.3M), Wheat Flours ($16.4M), Other Zinc Products ($14.7M) and Other Plastic Products ($13.9M).

The top export destinations of Chad are the United States ($847M), the United Arab Emirates ($168M), India ($126M), China ($101M) and France ($92M). The top import origins are France ($119M), China ($93.2M), the United Arab Emirates ($69M), India ($37.3M) and Belgium-Luxembourg ($27.4M).

Chad borders the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Libya, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan.