Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart1.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q32,379K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,014,143Mchart€2,542M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,179,413Mchart$2,751M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€9,475chart€4772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$10,252chart$5162024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€503,708M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,758,021chart1,5872024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,902,275chart1,7172024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.28%chart60.66%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,305chart€2982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,986chart$3222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-124,678chart-1332024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-134,908chart-1442024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.19%chart-5.09%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024919,969.4chart511.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024995,457.5chart553.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022104,071.4chart43.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022109,683.0chart46.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.93%chart9.99%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202387,002.2chart36.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202394,085.5chart39.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.48%chart8.48%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202419,593.1chart64.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202421,200.8chart69.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.10%chart14.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.68%chart19.55%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,346chart€962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,702chart$1042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€494chart€92023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$520chart$92023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€412chart€72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$446chart$82023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€92chart€122024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$100chart$132024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/30/2025Ba1
S&P Rating [+]12/19/2023BB
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202336chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201971º
Fragile States Index [+]202470.3chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202428º
Innovation Ranking [+]202450º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]August 202113.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2018Q411.7%
Unemployed [+]2018Q412,193K
NMW [+]2025$245.5chart$57.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€236.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201777º
Markets
Euro / Brazilian reals [+]03/06/20266.1002
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/05/20265.2441
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/202611.48%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20264.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]August 20157.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/202515.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2019109ºchart184º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20241,948,681
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202412.45
Motor vehicle production [+]20232,324,838
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020218.59
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202332.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201718.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202027.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,630,000chart34,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€314,155.0Mchart€132.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$339,695.8Mchart$143.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.51%chart5.62%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€233,709.9Mchart€458.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$252,710.5Mchart$496.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202311.54%chart19.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€80,445.1Mchart€-325.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$86,985.3Mchart$-364.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.97%chart-13.79%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 2022-1.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201556º
Density [+]202325chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024131ºchart150º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,698.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.52%chart1.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.91%chart16.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.32‰chart46.36‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,758.9chart127.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.08‰chart9.42‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart6.012023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201726.5%chart68.8%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023211,695,000chart5,331,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,079,708chart88,5462020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,897,128chart816,6682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.760chart0.3872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202470º
Life expectancy [+]202375.85chart57.412023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202115,495chart8512015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20217.30chart18.542015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340,698chart9132016Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202319.28chart20.122016Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.20chart0.072023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,356
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112,714.6
Consumption GWh [+]2024636,172chart1322024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024737,075chart1422024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026703,725chart11302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202637,962,511chart15,49202/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/22/2023176,164,200chart2,484,98509/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20263,324.24chart21.2002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023516,237,120chart3,342,24809/03/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Bangui
  • Population: 5,331,000
  • Surface Area: 622,980 km2
  • Currency: Central African CFA francs
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, ECCAS, IMF, UN