Chad

Chad is a poor, landlocked Sahelian economy that became an oil producer in the 2000s, with petroleum now dominating exports and revenue, though most of the population remains in subsistence farming and herding.

Oil wealth has done little to reduce widespread poverty, and the country faces drought, insecurity, and the spillover of regional conflicts.

Key Sectors

The economy is dominated by oil, with subsistence agriculture, livestock, and cotton; the country depends on a pipeline through Cameroon to export its crude.