Central African Republic

Economy

• GDP

  : 3.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 556 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.5 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 7.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 1314 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.41 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 1.0 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 6.3 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 10.1 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 19.3 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 33.6 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -435.9 M$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -2.9 % (1994)

• Total reserves

  : 489.3 M$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.5 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 71.6 % (2021)

• Agriculture

  : 27.6 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 21.2 % (2025)

• Services

  : 41.4 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.0 % (1993)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2002)

Demographics

• Population

  : 5.5 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 3.4 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -14 693 (2025)

• Population density

  : 8.27 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 57.7 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 5.95 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 46.2 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 9.38 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 44.6 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 55.4 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 2.1 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 6.8 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 105.2 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 51.9 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 45 108 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 1.8 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 10.7 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 43.0 (2021)

• Internet users

  : 13.8 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 38.8 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 18.2 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 36.5 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 2 $ (2021)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 33.1 % (2021)

• Primary school completion

  : 30.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 4.0 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 368.7 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 9.9 % (2017)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 73.5 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 10 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 2.5 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 177.0 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 6.28 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.06 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 90.9 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 96.5 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 35.7 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 18.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 3.00 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 20.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 100.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.61 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 3.3 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 32.3 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 74 125 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 8.33 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 22 303 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 42.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 41.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 89.7 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 692.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 30.8 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 42.8 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 12.3 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 7.6 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 39.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 2.4 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.07 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.00 (2011)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 161.3 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 11.7 % (2021)

• Fiscal balance

  : -4.0 % (2021)

• General government debt

  : 51.8 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -4.9 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.31 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.58 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 20.1 (2016)

• Political stability

  : -1.83 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.71 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.27 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -1.31 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 1.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 14.8 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 0.10 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 11.7 % (2019)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 13.1 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 40.4 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 94.6 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 15.1 % (1994)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 3.48 (2019)