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USD 0.36 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* | 2013* |
4.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3% | 3.3% | 4.1% | -36.7% |
2014* | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* | 2018* | ||
1% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.003% |
*Estimate
(2017 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
4.5% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 3% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
59.8% | 53.9% | 50.3% | 49.9% | 44.5% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-0.6% | 1.1% | -1.1% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
-8.0 % (2018 estimate)
15.2% (2017)
0.001% (2018)
0.001% (2016)
Food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
France 31.2%, Burundi 16.2%, China 12.5%, Cameroon 9.6%, Austria 7.8% (2017)
France 17.1%, US 12.3%, India 11.5%, China 8.2%, South Africa 7.4%, Japan 5.8%, Italy 5.1%, Cameroon 4.9%, Netherlands 4.6% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 7.3 million | USD 6.9 million | USD 18.0 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A
N/A
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
184 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 180 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 184 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 185 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 170 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 144 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 162 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 187 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 164 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 183 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 155 out of 190 countries
Ranking: 161 / Score: 49.1 (Repressed)(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
1990 | 2000 | 2010* | 2015* | 2020* |
2.91 million | 3.64 million | 4.35 million | 4.79 million | 5.28 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
20.1% | 33.9% |
37.6% |
41.4% |
Total population: 36.8%
Male: 50.7%
Female: 24.4%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
Not Free
Political Rights: 7
Civil Liberties: 7
(2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 0%
Mobile: 27.7%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)