Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart1.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€2,542M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$2,751M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€4772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$5162024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart1,5872024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart1,7172024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart60.66%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€2982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$3222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-1332024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-1442024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-5.09%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart511.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart553.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart43.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart46.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart9.99%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart36.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart39.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart8.48%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart64.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart69.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart14.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart19.55%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$1042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€92023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$92023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$82023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€122024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$132024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AA
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$57.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723º
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]02/06/20260.8679
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.7361
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20264.51%
Risk Premium [+]02/06/2026167
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20265.06%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020chart184º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart34,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€132.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$143.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart5.62%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€458.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$496.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart19.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-325.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-364.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-13.79%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart150º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart1.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart16.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart46.36‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart127.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart9.42‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart6.012023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart68.8%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart5,331,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart88,5462020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart816,6682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.3872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414º
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart57.412023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart8512015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart18.542015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart9132016Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart20.122016Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart0.072023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart1322023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart1422023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026232,112chart11301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202625,107,983chart15,49201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart2,484,98509/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,400.16chart21.2001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart3,342,24809/03/2023Doses 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