Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart1.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€344,787Mchart€2,542M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$373,078Mchart$2,751M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,461chart€4772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,581chart$5162024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024241,599chart1,5872024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024261,424chart1,7172024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.07%chart60.66%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,024chart€2982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,108chart$3222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,358chart-1332024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-25,275chart-1442024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.78%chart-5.09%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202466,845.2chart511.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202472,330.1chart553.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20236,078.7chart43.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,297.5chart46.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.76%chart9.99%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20232,494.3chart36.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,695.2chart39.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.68%chart8.48%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,197.5chart64.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,952.2chart69.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart14.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.39%chart19.55%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€283chart€962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$307chart$1042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€26chart€92023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$28chart$92023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€10chart€72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$82023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€39chart€122024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$42chart$132024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/13/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]07/24/2025B-
Fitch Rating [+]02/14/2023CCC-
Corruption Index [+]202329chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019110º
Fragile States Index [+]202491.7chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202429º
Innovation Ranking [+]202491º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q26.5%
Unemployed [+]2021Q24,408K
NMW [+]2024$131.3chart$57.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€118.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017125º
Markets
Euro / Pakistani Rupees [+]01/16/2026324.9954
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/2026279.9030
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20266.35%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 202417.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/16/202510.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2019136ºchart184º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202358,562
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20230.36
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202020.87
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201317.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2014965,498chart34,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€26,336.8Mchart€132.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$28,478.0Mchart$143.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20238.43%chart5.62%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€46,540.3Mchart€458.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$50,324.0Mchart$496.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.90%chart19.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-20,203.5Mchart€-325.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-22,012.0Mchart$-364.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-13.79%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201592º
Density [+]2024296chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024140ºchart150º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719,664.6
% Immigrant [+]20201.50%chart1.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.90%chart16.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202327.81‰chart46.36‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017366.7chart127.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.47‰chart9.42‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.61chart6.012023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201821.9%chart68.8%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024235,950,000chart5,331,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,276,580chart88,5462020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20206,328,400chart816,6682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.540chart0.3872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024145º
Life expectancy [+]202367.65chart57.412023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,914chart8512015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.00chart18.542015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202310,729chart9132016Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20234.33chart20.122016Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.91chart0.072023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202466
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021540.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023145,357chart1322023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023170,687chart1422023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202530,656chart11312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,580,631chart15,49212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/14/2023140,475,870chart2,484,98509/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025129.93chart21.2012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/14/2023340,974,140chart3,342,24809/03/2023Doses 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