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World/Forecast/Chad

Forecast

Chad — macro forecast

Forward projections from the prediction engine — baseline plus an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, per macro indicator. These are PROJECTIONS, not observations: generated from observed history, never a guarantee. A country we hold no projections for is shown honestly.

How to read this:Observeda real measured value from a named source.Derivedcomputed by Predictonomy from observed series using a reproducible method.AI readan AI interpretation of already-computed figures. Opinion, not a new data point.

Forecast

Forward projections

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Forecast heldDerivedledger 51018ed
Real GDP growth — 2026 baseline projection
6.42

Chad: forward projections across 15 macro indicators, horizons 1995, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2034, 2035. These are projections, not observations — each carries an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, anchored against the latest observed value where one is held.

Current account balance to GDP

Moderate track record · +16%

Nowcast

Where the data already points

Each indicator nowcast from its strongest leading series — inferable from observations already in hand.

Leading-indicator nowcastDerived

For each indicator, Chad's strongest leading series is fit by ordinary least squares over their shared observed history, then the leader's already-observed recent values project the target — so the next year or two is inferable from data already in hand. These are nowcasts from a leading correlation: correlation, not causation, and not a guaranteed forecast.

Unemployment

high confidence

Led by GDP (current US$) by 3 years (it moves withthe target; r = 0.771 over 35 obs).

YearNowcastImplied by GDP (current US$) in
20261.182023 (18.4bn)

Latest observed1.3(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20260.176.63-6.28-1.16 – 1.51
20281.7212.9-9.47-0.65 – 4.08
20303.2617.7-11.170.06 – 6.47
20357.1327.54-13.291.82 – 12.43

Blended 1-yr-ahead1.73· skill-weighted across models

Track record±1.13typical miss · 1 realized · 87% MAPE

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Exports of goods and services

Below naive baseline · -5%

Latest observed29.41(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202630.2237.2824.128.73 – 31.71
202831.8244.0521.2328.55 – 35.1
203033.4349.2219.7528.5 – 38.36
203537.4559.7718.128.27 – 46.63

Blended 1-yr-ahead29.86· skill-weighted across models

Track record±1.41typical miss · 1 realized · 5% MAPE

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross domestic product, current US dollars

Weak track record · +12%

Latest observed21.5bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202622.4bn24.1bn20.9bn21.7bn – 23.1bn
202824.6bn27.6bn22.1bn22.8bn – 26.4bn
203026.9bn30.7bn23.6bn23.8bn – 29.9bn
203532.5bn37.9bn27.8bn25.8bn – 39.2bn

Blended 1-yr-ahead26.6bn· skill-weighted across models

Track record±2.9bntypical miss · 1 realized · 11% MAPE

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Real GDP growth

Weak track record · +3%

Latest observed5.59(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20266.429.293.935.83 – 7
20288.35124.047.12 – 9.58
203010.29124.728.4 – 12
203512124.128.57 – 12

Blended 1-yr-ahead5.25· skill-weighted across models

Track record±1.92typical miss · 1 realized · 43% MAPE

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

GDP per capita, current US dollars

Weak track record · +2%

Latest observed1k(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20261k1.1k958.011k – 1.1k
20281.1k1.2k936.83991.42 – 1.1k
20301.1k1.3k933.26980.41 – 1.2k
20351.2k1.5k950.12946.63 – 1.4k

Blended 1-yr-ahead1.3k· skill-weighted across models

Track record±259.56typical miss · 1 realized · 20% MAPE

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

General government debt to GDP

Weak track record · +2%

Latest observed31.1(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202632.4339.9123.8130.77 – 34.1
202830.743.6515.7627.24 – 34.17
203028.9745.699.6924.08 – 33.86
203524.6548.29017.07 – 32.23

Blended 1-yr-ahead30.93· skill-weighted across models

Track record±1.33typical miss · 1 realized · 4% MAPE

Method: linear_trend; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Imports of goods and services

Below naive baseline · -8%

Latest observed16.72(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202616.0118.5413.4815.37 – 16.65
202814.5918.9710.2113.22 – 15.96
203013.1718.837.5111.25 – 15.09
20359.6217.621.626.86 – 12.38

Blended 1-yr-ahead16.35· skill-weighted across models

Track record±0.81typical miss · 1 realized · 5% MAPE

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation

Below naive baseline · -5%

Latest observed-3.91(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026-59.35-5-5 – -1.74
2028-519.85-5-5 – 0.75
2030-527.08-5-5 – 2.51
2035-540.37-5-5 – 5.86

Blended 1-yr-ahead-1.39· skill-weighted across models

Track record±4.3typical miss · 1 realized · 614% MAPE

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross fixed capital formation to GDP

Weak track record · 0%

Latest observed16.39(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202616.4920.2313.2515.69 – 17.28
202816.6223.111.0114.9 – 18.35
203016.7625.129.5114.22 – 19.29
203517.128.926.8512.68 – 21.53

Blended 1-yr-ahead16.57· skill-weighted across models

Track record±1.68typical miss · 1 realized · 10% MAPE

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total population

Strong track record · +70%

Latest observed21m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202620.8m21.7m19.8m20.1m – 21.4m
202821.5m22.5m20.6m19.9m – 23.1m
203022.3m23.4m21.3m19.8m – 24.8m
203524.2m25.4m23.2m19.2m – 29.3m

Blended 1-yr-ahead20m· skill-weighted across models

Track record±1.3mtypical miss · 1 realized · 6% MAPE

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Productivity growth

Weak track record · +3%

Latest observed2.12(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.578.14-1.61.84 – 3.31
20283.8813.52-3.352.49 – 5.27
20305.1915-4.153.22 – 7.16
20358.4515-4.754.9 – 12

Blended 1-yr-ahead2.31· skill-weighted across models

Track record±4.01typical miss · 1 realized · 189% MAPE

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 7y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (excluding gold)

Weak track record · +3%

Latest observed1.5bn(2024)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20251.8bn2.4bn1.2bn1.7bn – 1.9bn
20272.5bn3.5bn1.4bn2.2bn – 2.7bn
20293.1bn4.4bn1.8bn2.7bn – 3.6bn
20344.7bn6.6bn2.9bn3.7bn – 5.8bn

Blended 1-yr-ahead1.6bn· skill-weighted across models

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reserves in months of imports

Below naive baseline · -8%

Latest observed2.27(1994)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
19952.193.850.531.9 – 2.48
19972.14.9701.56 – 2.64
19992.055.7701.32 – 2.79
20042.027.2700.89 – 3.14

Blended 1-yr-ahead2.35· skill-weighted across models

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (including gold)

Weak track record · +3%

Latest observed1.5bn(2024)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20251.8bn2.4bn1.2bn1.7bn – 1.9bn
20272.5bn3.5bn1.4bn2.2bn – 2.7bn
20293.1bn4.4bn1.8bn2.7bn – 3.6bn
20344.7bn6.6bn2.9bn3.7bn – 5.8bn

Blended 1-yr-ahead1.6bn· skill-weighted across models

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Unemployment rate

Below naive baseline · -4%

Latest observed1.06(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20260.921.260.590.86 – 0.99
20280.661.240.080.52 – 0.8
20300.391.1500.2 – 0.59
203501.0700 – 0.32

Blended 1-yr-ahead0.99· skill-weighted across models

Method: linear_trend; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reliability badges show each indicator's best model skill— how much it beats a naive last-value forecast, measured out-of-sample on that series' own observed history (backtested one-step-ahead). A track record, not a guarantee of future accuracy.

Generated by the prediction engine (model prediction-engine-v1) on 2026-10-31 from observed history. Projections, not observations — never a guarantee of future values.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/forecast/country/TCD · Country page → · Full brief → · API docs

20271.222024 (19.9bn)
20281.262025 (21.5bn)

Fit: Unemployment ≈ 0.6851 + 0·GDP (current US$). Correlation, not causation.

GDP (current US$)

moderate confidence

Led by Unemployment by 1 year (it moves withthe target; r = 0.697 over 34 obs).

YearNowcastImplied by Unemployment in
202613.3bn2025 (1.06)

Fit: GDP (current US$) ≈ -8682768159.9332 + 20793801646.1084·Unemployment. Correlation, not causation.

Current account / GDP

low confidence

Led by Govt debt / GDP by 2 years (it moves inversely tothe target; r = -0.572 over 25 obs).

YearNowcastImplied by Govt debt / GDP in
2026-6.382024 (31.4)
2027-7.982025 (33.3)

Fit: Current account / GDP ≈ 20.0909 + -0.8429·Govt debt / GDP. Correlation, not causation.

Real GDP growth

low confidence

Led by Current account / GDP by 2 years (it moves inversely tothe target; r = -0.554 over 44 obs).

YearNowcastImplied by Current account / GDP in
20262.632024 (1.4)
20273.412025 (-0.6)

Fit: Real GDP growth ≈ 3.1789 + -0.3907·Current account / GDP. Correlation, not causation.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/nowcast/country/TCD?indicator= · API docs