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African Tax Observatory · Country brief · ChadData pulled 14 October 2026 · taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TCD

Centre 15°16′N 18°38′E

Gazetteer · Central Africa · Low income

Chad

Collected 5.0% of GDP in tax in 2024, 38 of 38 reporting members.

5.0%

Tax, % of GDP, 2024

−2.1

Points since 2017

across a break: see the note

0.82

Tax buoyancy

over 9 years, across a break

$145

Tax per person

PPP dollars

Plate I·Over time

Fifteen years, against the continent

Over time

Chad against the continent

0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%10111213141516171819202122232425
ChadCentral Africa medianATAF median and middle half
The shaded band is the middle half of ATAF members each year (25th to 75th percentile); the dashed line is the median of Central Africa. The members reporting change from year to year, so the band can move because the set of countries changed; the CSV gives the count for each year.
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YearChadCentral Africa medianATAF medianATAF 25th percentileATAF 75th percentileMembers reporting
201011.1614.3410.6716.4326
201111.9014.8410.9916.6233
201212.5315.0711.4516.7533
201313.0513.8311.2316.8932
201413.5614.2611.8717.1332
201512.3315.0812.3318.5533
201612.3214.3812.4017.4333
20177.159.2114.7511.5016.9535
20188.528.7314.1810.8616.1036
20197.667.6613.5711.5117.2338
202014.7110.9213.2710.8516.0738
202111.319.5012.7210.4416.0640
202214.1812.2814.1811.3418.1639
202312.3912.3914.4311.3018.8237
20245.049.8114.3012.1718.0538
202510.9010.9013.7412.1820.5334

Plate II·Peers, 2024

Each tax beside the medians

Against its peers, 2024

Each tax as a share of GDP, beside the medians

0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%Tax-to-GDPDomestic taxesCustoms taxesVATPITCIT
The line joins Chad (orange) to the ATAF median (grey); the blue tick is the Central Africa median. All three are for 2024.
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MeasureChadCentral Africa medianATAF median
Tax-to-GDP5.049.8114.30
Domestic taxes3.547.309.01
Customs taxes1.503.044.87
VAT1.432.705.20
PIT0.651.292.04
CIT4.423.232.72

Plate III·Tax heads

How Chad's tax is made up

Tax heads

What each tax brings in, as a share of GDP

0%5%10%15%171819202122232425
Domestic VATPersonal income taxCorporate income taxWithholding taxPresumptive taxOther domestic taxesVAT on importsImport dutyExcise on importsOther customs taxesNot attributed to a head
Each bar stacks the tax heads ATAF publishes for that year. Where the heads do not add up to total tax revenue, the gap is drawn in light grey and labelled, never spread across the heads. A head missing from a year was not reported for that year.
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YearTax headRevenue (PPP $)% of GDP
2017Domestic VAT1934215230.85
2017Personal income tax3621658031.58
2017Corporate income tax1504473680.66
2017Withholding tax2118525240.93
2017Presumptive tax69937890.03
2017Other domestic taxes228728000.10
2017VAT on imports748492650.33
2017Import duty2741182281.20
2017Excise on imports71327810.03
2017Other customs taxes157313600.07
2017Not attributed to a head3154690921.38
2018Domestic VAT1456820350.53
2018Personal income tax3722393901.35
2018Corporate income tax6609886522.40
2018Withholding tax220438080.08
2018Presumptive tax80523130.03
2018Other domestic taxes6229496842.27
2018VAT on imports1289450700.47
2018Import duty1519493920.55
2018Excise on imports50427010.02
2018Other customs taxes1212769620.44
2018Not attributed to a head1038556300.38
2019Domestic VAT2202149290.75
2019Personal income tax4162031181.42
2019Corporate income tax5553161581.89
2019Withholding tax643391820.22
2019Presumptive tax256184580.09
2019Other domestic taxes534906910.18
2019VAT on imports1680989670.57
2019Import duty3424707911.17
2019Excise on imports155183040.05
2019Other customs taxes719311000.25
2019Not attributed to a head3119137541.06
2020Domestic VAT2513896641.01
2020Personal income tax5300316232.14
2020Corporate income tax15960036886.44
2020Presumptive tax35695520.01
2020Other domestic taxes2184274360.88
2020VAT on imports1875622820.76
2020Import duty3806552831.54
2020Excise on imports76750250.03
2020Other customs taxes1159018930.47
2020Not attributed to a head3547229921.43
2021Domestic VAT4009069441.33
2021Personal income tax3276288491.09
2021Corporate income tax7242512852.41
2021Presumptive tax125097790.04
2021Other domestic taxes10090481123.36
2021VAT on imports2563085520.85
2021Import duty2285959160.76
2021Other customs taxes2040343470.68
2021Not attributed to a head2335544880.78
2022Domestic VAT2264430660.78
2022Personal income tax447012670.15
2022Corporate income tax28864885479.95
2022Other domestic taxes352582380.12
2022VAT on imports90685550.03
2022Import duty4771464621.64
2022Excise on imports1609144410.55
2022Other customs taxes179979540.06
2022Not attributed to a head2550655510.88
2023Domestic VAT4490822900.89
2023Personal income tax7628798971.52
2023Corporate income tax39848813397.92
2023Presumptive tax257612530.05
2023Other domestic taxes1204913850.24
2023VAT on imports2673080790.53
2023Import duty3415239800.68
2023Excise on imports140141630.03
2023Other customs taxes3176944900.63
2024Domestic VAT4905441720.84
2024Personal income tax3804632400.65
2024Corporate income tax25810251804.42
2024Presumptive tax92287790.02
2024Other domestic taxes8772150741.50
2024VAT on imports3440829640.59
2024Import duty5145786030.88
2024Excise on imports150950210.03
2024Other customs taxes2416572080.41
2025Domestic VAT4884663710.79
2025Personal income tax4167594330.67
2025Corporate income tax18934659973.05
2025Presumptive tax9602813831.54
2025Other domestic taxes12623738792.03
2025VAT on imports4381931380.70
2025Import duty6563150281.06
2025Excise on imports115964000.02
2025Other customs taxes2717711120.44
2025Not attributed to a head3737471730.60

The mix in 2024

Every shilling, franc or rand of tax, by head

Corporate income tax87.8%Other domestic taxes29.8%Import duty17.5%Domestic VAT16.7%Personal income tax12.9%VAT on imports11.7%Other customs taxes8.2%
Rectangle areas are proportional to revenue in 2024 (US dollars at purchasing-power parity). Total tax revenue: $2.9bn.
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Tax headRevenue (PPP $)Share of tax revenue
Domestic VAT4905441720.17
Personal income tax3804632400.13
Corporate income tax25810251800.88
Presumptive tax92287790.00
Other domestic taxes8772150740.30
VAT on imports3440829640.12
Import duty5145786030.18
Excise on imports150950210.01
Other customs taxes2416572080.08

Every published number

Chad in the ATAF Databank

All 23 freely available indicators, exactly as ATAF publishes them. A blank cell means ATAF has no figure for that year; nothing is filled in.

Chad: ATAF Databank indicators by year
Indicator2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Nominal GDP (PPP)$22.9bn$27.5bn$29.3bn$24.8bn$30.0bn$29.0bn$50.3bn$58.3bn$62.2bn
Real GDP5,433,504.0m5,887,073.5m6,175,325.6m6,247,555.9m6,456,355.4m6,122,651.5m5,885,352.6m6,104,334.4m7,071,500.0m7,491,800.0m6,260,900.0m5,058,800.0m9,344,300.0m10,190,875.0m10,761,564.0m
Final Consumption (PPP)$34.9bn$40.5bn$43.4bn
Total Tax Revenues (PPP)$866.3m$912.2m$1.0bn$1.2bn$1.5bn$1.1bn$1.6bn$2.3bn$2.2bn$3.6bn$3.4bn$4.1bn$6.2bn$2.9bn$6.8bn
Total Number Of Registered Taxpayers001,34811k16k
Non-Tax-Revenues (PPP)$1.0bn$1.1bn$541.9m$729.8m$341.5m$87.7m$41.5m$2.2bn$849.8m$632.4m
Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$522.2m$561.4m$617.7m$740.8m$876.9m$704.8m$1.3bn$1.9bn$1.6bn$3.0bn$2.7bn$3.4bn$5.3bn$2.1bn$5.7bn
Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$344.1m$350.8m$391.3m$439.5m$579.2m$377.9m$371.8m$407.2m$598.0m$691.8m$688.9m$665.1m$940.5m$873.8m$1.1bn
Revenue From Agriculture, Forest & Fishing (PPP)$9.1m$797.8k
Revenue From Mining & Quarrying (PPP)$459.8k$530.2k
Revenue From Secondary Sector (PPP)
Revenue From Tertiary Sector (PPP)
Domestic VAT Revenues (PPP)$210.0m$169.9m$197.8m$210.0m$228.0m$252.6m$193.4m$145.7m$220.2m$251.4m$400.9m$226.4m$449.1m$490.5m$488.5m
VAT Refunded (PPP)
PIT Revenues (PPP)$163.9m$279.4m$288.1m$321.4m$377.4m$313.3m$362.2m$372.2m$416.2m$530.0m$327.6m$44.7m$762.9m$380.5m$416.8m
CIT Revenues (PPP)$138.9m$100.4m$118.0m$188.2m$243.6m$97.9m$150.4m$661.0m$555.3m$1.6bn$724.3m$2.9bn$4.0bn$2.6bn$1.9bn
Withholding Tax Revenues (PPP)$211.9m$22.0m$64.3m
Presumptive Tax Revenues (PPP)$7.0m$8.1m$25.6m$3.6m$12.5m$25.8m$9.2m$960.3m
Other Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$22.9m$622.9m$53.5m$218.4m$1.0bn$35.3m$120.5m$877.2m$1.3bn
VAT On Import Revenues (PPP)$142.0m$138.4m$157.4m$185.7m$244.9m$157.6m$74.8m$128.9m$168.1m$187.6m$256.3m$9.1m$267.3m$344.1m$438.2m
Import Duty Revenues (PPP)$193.4m$203.5m$225.1m$245.6m$323.8m$208.5m$274.1m$151.9m$342.5m$380.7m$228.6m$477.1m$341.5m$514.6m$656.3m
Excises on Imports Revenues (PPP)$7.1m$5.0m$15.5m$7.7m$160.9m$14.0m$15.1m$11.6m
Other Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$8.8m$8.9m$8.9m$8.3m$10.5m$11.9m$15.7m$121.3m$71.9m$115.9m$204.0m$18.0m$317.7m$241.7m$271.8m

Values are rounded for display; the CSV has them exactly as published. Revenue and GDP are US dollars at purchasing-power parity.

Data-quality checks

What the automatic checks found

These are rule-based checks, run on every pull. A flag says the numbers deserve a second look, not that they are wrong; the methods page explains each rule.

YearCheckDetail
2017Domestic heads do not add upThe six domestic tax heads sum to 75% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2019Domestic heads do not add upThe six domestic tax heads sum to 81% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2024Sudden jumpTotal tax revenue (PPP) moves ×0.47 from 2023.
2025Sudden jumpTotal tax revenue (PPP) moves ×2.30 from 2024.

Source: ATAF Databank, the African Tax Administration Forum; World Bank World Development Indicators. Tax and GDP are in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, so their ratio equals the ratio in local currency. Cite as: Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Chad. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TCD Every figure and its method: taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/methods

Cite this sheet

Chad, in Edition 1

Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Chad. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TCD

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