Chad — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Chad, 1984–2025.
Inflation for Chad was -3.91% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 42 years, from 1984 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 41.72% in 1994. The lowest was -13.06% in 1986 (about 3.3× the latest value).
Chad ranks 184 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Chad sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 109% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 189%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 45 of 46 economies; Niger (-4.45%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 849% in 2022. That is 240% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1984 level: doubled by 1994.
World ranking. Slipped: 20th of 118 in 1984 → 129th of 131 in 1990 → 76th of 163 in 2000 → 182nd of 186 in 2010 → 45th of 178 in 2020 → 167th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1984 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.91% | -12.8 pp |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -1.9 pp |
| 2023 | 10.84% | +5.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5.79% | +6.6 pp |
| 2021 | -0.77% | -5.2 pp |
| 2020 | 4.46% | +5.4 pp |
| 2019 | -0.97% | -5.2 pp |
| 2018 | 4.27% | +5.8 pp |
| 2017 | -1.54% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | -0.79% | -5.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.38% | +2.7 pp |
| 2014 | 1.68% | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 0.22% | -7.3 pp |
| 2012 | 7.52% | +5.5 pp |
| 2011 | 2.03% | +4.1 pp |
| 2010 | -2.08% | -12.0 pp |
| 2009 | 9.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +19.3 pp |
| 2007 | -8.97% | -17.0 pp |
| 2006 | 8.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 7.89% | +13.2 pp |
| 2004 | -5.36% | -3.6 pp |
| 2003 | -1.75% | -6.9 pp |
| 2002 | 5.19% | -7.2 pp |
| 2001 | 12.43% | +8.6 pp |
| 2000 | 3.82% | +11.8 pp |
| 1999 | -8.03% | -12.3 pp |
| 1998 | 4.26% | -1.3 pp |
| 1997 | 5.57% | -5.8 pp |
| 1996 | 11.33% | +2.1 pp |
| 1995 | 9.23% | -32.5 pp |
| 1994 | 41.72% | +50.2 pp |
| 1993 | -8.43% | -5.3 pp |
| 1992 | -3.11% | -6.3 pp |
| 1991 | 3.19% | +3.9 pp |
| 1990 | -0.74% | +3.0 pp |
| 1989 | -3.69% | -19.2 pp |
| 1988 | 15.48% | +21.5 pp |
| 1987 | -5.97% | +7.1 pp |
| 1986 | -13.06% | -18.2 pp |
| 1985 | 5.15% | -15.1 pp |
| 1984 | 20.25% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chad’s Inflation in 1985?
5.15% (1985). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chad’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1984 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -119.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -3.91%; 2024: 8.9%; 2023: 10.84%; 2022: 5.79%; 2021: -0.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.