Country comparison Central African Republic vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.5%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,557K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,542Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,751Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€477chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$516chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,587chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,717chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202460.66%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€298chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$322chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-133chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-144chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.09%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024511.4chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024553.4chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202343.2chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202346.8chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.99%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202336.8chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339.8chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.48%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202464.1chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202469.3chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202414.12%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.55%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€96chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$104chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€9chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$9chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€7chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$8chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€12chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$13chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202324chart732023Corruption Index [+]
22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024103.9chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
122º2024RTI Raking [+]
24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$57.7chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
€2,112.02026NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.22%02/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4102/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
10.76%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.2%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020184ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202034,600chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€132.9Mchart€512,373.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$143.7Mchart$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20235.62%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€458.8Mchart€486,057.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$496.1Mchart$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202319.41%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-325.9Mchart€26,316.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-364.9Mchart$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-13.79%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024150ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.78%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202016.46%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202346.36‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017127.8chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.42‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20236.01chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202168.8%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,331,000chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202088,546chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020816,668chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.387chart0.9422022HDI [+]
12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202357.41chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015851chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201518.54chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2016913chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201620.12chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.07chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023132chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023142chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026113chart34,33901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202615,492chart4,905,27101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/03/20232,484,985chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202621.20chart2,889.6401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/03/20233,342,248chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Central African Republic
  • 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
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