🇹🇩 Chad National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Chad government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $7.8 billion, growing at $17 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 33%. Per-citizen share: $398.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Chad ranks 114th by debt-to-GDP, 130th by total debt and 130th by debt per person.
About Chad's National Debt
Chad, heavily dependent on oil, became the first country to seek a restructuring under the G20 Common Framework, reflecting its fragile, commodity-tied finances.
Chad's debt-to-GDP ratio of 33% is low by international standards: higher than 16% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Chad ranks 130th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $17 per second, Chad adds about $1 million to its government debt every day — roughly $536 million per year. Each of Chad's 19 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $398. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Chad National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Chad's national debt right now?
Chad's national debt is approximately $7.8 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $17 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 33% and each citizen's share is about $398.
How fast is Chad's debt growing?
Chad's government debt is growing at approximately $17 per second — about $1 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Chad's debt per capita?
Each of Chad's 19 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $398 of the national debt.
What is Chad's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Chad's debt-to-GDP ratio is 33%. That is higher than 16% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Chad's government debt at this level?
Chad, heavily dependent on oil, became the first country to seek a restructuring under the G20 Common Framework, reflecting its fragile, commodity-tied finances.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 7,315,997,709 + 17 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=td (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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