Country comparison Central African Republic vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.5%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,912K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,542Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,751Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€477chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$516chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
€748,969M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,587chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,717chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202460.66%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€298chart€48,1562024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$322chart$52,1082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-133chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-144chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.09%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024511.4chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024553.4chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202343.2chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202346.8chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.99%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202336.8chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339.8chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.48%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202464.1chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202469.3chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202414.12%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.55%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€96chart€24,3572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$104chart$26,3312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€9chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$9chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€7chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$8chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€12chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$13chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202324chart712023Corruption Index [+]
15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024103.9chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
108º2024RTI Raking [+]
12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$57.7chart$2,043.32025NMW [+]
€1,802.02025NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.860301/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.49%01/15/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6701/15/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.01%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.3%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020184ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202034,600chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€132.9Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$143.7Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20235.62%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€458.8Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$496.1Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202319.41%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-325.9Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-364.9Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-13.79%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart1132024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024150ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.78%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202016.46%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202346.36‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017127.8chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.42‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20236.01chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202168.8%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,331,000chart68,635,9432024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202088,546chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020816,668chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.387chart0.9102022HDI [+]
22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202357.41chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015851chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201518.54chart13.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2016913chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201620.12chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.07chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
112024Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023132chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023142chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025113chart168,16212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202515,492chart39,055,19812/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/03/20232,484,985chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202521.20chart2,450.0612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/03/20233,342,248chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses 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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