The Richest Countries in the World
The most commonly accepted definition of the wealthiest countries is to determine how rich the average resident of a country is.
The Central African Republic
The Central African Republic Country Report: GDP data and GDP forecasts; economic, financial and trade information; the best banks in The Central African Republic; country and population overview
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Gross Domestic Product - GDP
US$ 2.191 billion (2010 estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
3.837 billion of International dollars (2010 estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 0.6% | -0.6% | -7.1% | 1% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2% |
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* | ||||
| 1.7% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4.1% |
*Estimate
GDP per capita - current prices
US$ 451 (2004 estimate)
GDP per capita - PPP
$789 International Dollars (2004 estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015** |
| 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
**Forecast
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GDP - composition by sector
(Data released on February 2012)
- agriculture: 53.4%
- industry: 14.6%
- services: 32.1% (2011 estimate)
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)
N/A
(Data released on March 2012)
Inflation
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| 3.5%(2008) | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.5% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| N/A | N/A | N/A(2009) | N/A |
*Estimate
Household saving rates
N/A
(Data released on December 2011)
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| 79% | 35.2% | 37.6% | 40.9% | 36.6% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011* | 2012** |
| -1% | -0.1% | -1.4% | -2.4% | 0.5% |
*Estimate **Forecast
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's rating: N/A
Moody's outlook: N/A
(Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Dec 2011 and Nov 2012)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance
US$ -166 million (2010 estimate)(After 2008)
Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-7.6% of GDP (2010 estimate)(2009)
Exports as percent of GDP(Exports of goods and services)
N/A
(Data released on April 2012)
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Shares in world total merchandising export
0%(2007)
(Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2011)
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Shares in world total commercial services export
0% (2009)(2007)
(Data were released in 2012)
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Import commodities
food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
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Exports - major partners
Belgium 29.1%, China 16.4%, Morocco 7.6%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.6%, France 6.8%, Indonesia 6% (2011)
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Imports - major partners
South Korea 45.6%, Netherlands 8.8%, France 7.1%, Cameroon 5.1% (2011)
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FDI inflows
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| US$121 million | US$92 million(2009) | US$109 million(2009) |
FDI outflows
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Value of cross-border M&A;, by country of purchaser
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| N/A | N/A(2009) | N/A(2009) | N/A |
Cross-border M&A; deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2010(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A; deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2011(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)
N/A(2008 estimate)
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Best countries for doing business World Bank/IFC Doing Business Project (Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 - 185. A high ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.)
Overall ranking: 185 out of 185 countries(2009) (2013)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 170 out of 185 countries(2009)
Enforcing Contracts: 177 out of 185 countries
Registering Property: 132 out of 185 countries
Getting credit: 104 out of 185 countries
Protecting investors: 139 out of 185 countries
Trading across border: 182 out of 185 countries
Paying Taxes: 181 out of 185 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 147 out of 185 countries
Getting Electricity: 173 out of 185 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 185 out of 185 countries
(2013)
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Global competitiveness ranking(ranking by country on a basis of 144, the first is the best)
N/A
(2012)
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Index of Economic FreedomWSJ and Heritage Foundation
Ranking: 145 Score: 50.3 (Mostly Unfree) (2009)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed )
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Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) (2009)
Languages
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
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Religions
indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
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Total population
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2012* | 2017** |
| 2.31 million | 2.95 million | 3.72 million | 4.86 million | 5.5 million |
*Estimate **Forecast
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2011 |
| 20.1% | 33.9% | 37.6% | 39.1% |
% of population living on less than $2 a day
80.09% (2011)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
56.3 (2008)
(Data were released in 2011, 0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Freedom House rating
Political Rights:5
Civil Liberties:5 (2011)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
25.09% (2011)
(sum of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers)
Internet users as % of total population
2.2% (Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2011)
Cost of living - Mercer index(ranking by city on a basis of 214; the 1st is the most expensive and the 214th is the least expensive)
Bangui: 49th (2011)
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CO2 emissions(Metric tons of CO2 per capita)
0.0544 (Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2009)
