Country comparison France vs Central African Republic

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart1.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,916K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€2,542M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$2,751M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€4772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$5162024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€751,939M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart1,5872024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart1,7172024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart60.66%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€2982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$3222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-1332024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-1442024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-5.09%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart511.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart553.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart43.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart46.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart9.99%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart36.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart39.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart8.48%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart64.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart69.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart14.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart19.55%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$1042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€92023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$92023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$82023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€122024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$132024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915º
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108º
Innovation Ranking [+]202412º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20257.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511K
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$57.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20263.45%
Risk Premium [+]02/06/202660
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.10%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%
HICP [+]December 20250.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart184º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart34,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€132.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$143.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart5.62%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€458.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$496.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart19.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€-325.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$-364.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-13.79%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516º
Density [+]2024125chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart150º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart1.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart16.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart46.36‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart127.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart9.42‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart6.012023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart68.8%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,882,600chart5,331,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart88,5462020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart816,6682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.3872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422º
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart57.412023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart8512015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart18.542015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart9132016Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart20.122016Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart0.072023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart1322023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart1422023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026168,194chart11301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202639,057,095chart15,49201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart2,484,98509/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,441.75chart21.2001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart3,342,24809/03/2023Doses administered [+]
France
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