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Central African Republic

CF · CAF · #44 · 6 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$1,681
GDP (2031)
$4.8B
GDP growth (2031)
3.5% →
Inflation (2031)
3.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
6.3% →
Population (2031)
6.7M
Population growth (2031)
3.1% ↓
Gini index (2021)
43.0
Government debt (2031)
81.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-5.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$40.4M
Life expectancy (2024)
57.7 yrs
Health spending (2023)
10.7% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
13.8%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
38.8/100
Trade openness (2025)
52.9% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
581.93/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$489.3M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
81.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-5.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$40.4M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2021)
0.43
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.10/1k
Tax revenue (2021)
8.2% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
41.4% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2017)
1.4
Bank branches per 100k (2017)
0.7
Goods and services tax (2021)
6.7%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $4.8B $1,681 3.5% 3.0% - 6.7M - 81.6% -5.4% - - - - -
2030 * $4.5B $1,623 3.5% 3.0% - 6.5M - 77.0% -5.0% - - - - -
2029 * $4.2B $1,567 3.5% 3.0% - 6.3M - 73.0% -4.5% - - - - -
2028 * $3.9B $1,514 3.2% 2.6% - 6.1M - 69.7% -4.0% - - - - -
2027 * $3.7B $1,475 3.0% 2.5% - 5.9M - 66.5% -3.6% - - - - -
2026 * $3.5B $1,439 2.6% 1.5% - 5.7M - 64.0% -3.4% - - - - -
2025 $3.2B $1,314 4.8% 1.0% 6.3% 5.5M - 61.8% -3.8% - - - - 581.93
2024 $2.9B $1,265 3.1% 1.5% 6.3% 5.3M - 59.9% -9.1% $40.4M 57.7 - 13.8% 606.35
2023 $2.7B $1,258 0.1% 3.0% 6.2% 5.1M - 55.6% -8.2% $38.7M 57.4 10.7% 13.8% 606.57
2022 $2.6B $1,218 0.8% 5.6% 6.3% 5.1M - 48.9% -12.9% $24.0M 18.8 10.0% 13.8% 623.76
2021 $2.7B $1,129 0.1% 4.3% 6.7% 5.1M 43.0 46.3% -12.4% $5.4M 40.3 9.2% - 554.53
2020 $2.5B $1,066 0.9% 0.9% 6.5% 5.0M - 42.4% -7.6% $1.7M 50.6 9.0% - 575.59
2019 $2.4B $985 4.0% 2.8% 5.9% 4.9M - 44.9% -4.8% $25.6M 31.5 7.8% 7.5% 585.91
2018 $2.4B $906 3.2% 1.6% 5.8% 4.8M - 47.9% -7.2% $18.0M 52.3 11.0% 5.1% 555.45
2017 $2.2B $884 4.5% 4.2% 5.8% 4.8M - 47.4% -6.8% $6.9M 45.2 6.7% 4.0% 580.66
2016 $2.0B $826 4.7% 4.9% 5.8% 4.7M - 49.3% -0.5% $7.3M 51.0 5.4% 3.1% 592.61
2015 $1.9B $769 4.3% 1.4% 5.8% 4.6M - 54.4% -4.8% $3.0M 51.9 5.0% 2.9% 591.21
2014 $2.1B $699 0.1% 17.8% 5.6% 4.7M - 57.5% -11.4% $3.5M 40.3 4.6% 2.7% 493.76
2013 $1.7B $710 -36.4% 4.0% 5.6% 4.6M - 51.8% -2.3% $1.9M 49.5 4.8% 2.5% 493.90
2012 $2.5B $1,062 5.1% 5.9% 5.6% 4.6M - 31.5% -6.3% $70.0M 51.3 3.9% 2.4% 510.56
2011 $2.4B $980 4.2% 1.2% 5.6% 4.5M - 19.7% -7.3% $36.9M 50.1 3.7% 2.2% 471.25
2010 $2.1B $936 4.6% 1.5% 5.7% 4.4M - 19.9% -9.8% $61.5M 46.9 3.6% 2.0% 494.79
2009 $2.1B $877 2.8% 3.6% 5.6% 4.6M - 20.3% -12.3% $42.3M 14.7 4.7% 1.8% 470.29
2008 $2.0B $798 2.6% 9.2% 5.5% 4.5M 56.2 35.8% -9.2% $117.1M 49.9 4.0% 1.0% 446.00
2007 $1.8B $783 4.0% 0.9% 5.6% 4.4M - 47.9% -7.8% $56.8M 49.3 4.6% 0.4% 478.63
2006 $1.5B $743 4.8% 6.9% 5.6% 4.3M - 46.7% 0.2% $34.7M 48.7 4.3% 0.3% 522.43
2005 $1.4B $702 2.9% 2.9% 5.7% 4.2M - 103.0% -8.8% $10.1M 48.2 4.2% 0.3% 527.26
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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