Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 24/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 60.2/100 #72
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.293
- HDI
- 0.414
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Central African Republic | Faustin-Archange Touadéra |
| Prime Minister of the Central African Republic | Félix Moloua |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2016)
- 20.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 37.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.5% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 24 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.293
- Liberal
- 0.102
- Participatory
- 0.130
- Deliberative
- 0.131
- Egalitarian
- 0.114
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 60.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #72 / 180
- Rank change
- +4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #72
- 50.7
- Economic #94
- 40.8
- Legal #73
- 65.2
- Social #61
- 67.3
- Safety #93
- 76.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.2 | 72 | 50.7 | 40.8 | 65.2 | 67.3 | 76.8 |
| 2024 | 60.1 | 76 | 48.6 | 45.0 | 64.4 | 62.9 | 79.8 |
| 2023 | 57.6 | 98 | 53.4 | 49.0 | 63.9 | 66.6 | 55.0 |
| 2022 | 57.0 | 101 | 51.2 | 41.1 | 62.1 | 68.3 | 62.2 |
| 2021 | 58.1 | 126 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 57.1 | 132 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2019 | 52.7 | 145 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 64.8 | 112 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2017 | 63.9 | 113 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 66.4 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 74.4 |
| 2015 | 66.2 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 47.1 |
| 2014 | 66.9 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.4 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 20.0 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 18.5 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 17.8 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 18.5 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 22.5 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 14.5 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - |