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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Chad

The ABS publishes no non-confidential investment figures between Australia and Chad for 2025.

Chad direct investment in Australia

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Total Chad investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Chad

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Total Australian investment in Chad

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Chad
  • Chad in Australia
  • Australia in Chad

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Chad’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Chad → Australia
  • Australia → Chad

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Economic outlook

Chad’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth5.0%5.6%5.2%4.9%4.8%
Inflation5.7%−2.6%0.5%3.9%2.7%
Current account, % GDP1.4%0.2%0.8%0.3%0.6%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−2.0%−1.3%−1.4%−1.3%−0.3%
Government gross debt, % GDP31.4%30.4%29.9%29.9%28.6%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Chad
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New Australian FDI in Chad
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Chad globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 1999
−$2 m · 124th
FDI inflows, 2024
$1.0 bn
GDP, 2025
$21.5 bn
Region · income
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.