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The Central African Republic
Country Report 2017 - Includes The Central African Republic real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, and GDP composition by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about The Central African Republic economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, trade performance and population trends. Rankings of country's best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 0.2 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 2.0 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 3.5 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 4.8% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| 2013* | 2014* | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| -36.7% | 1% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.5% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.003% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 58%
- industry: 11.7%
- services: 30.3%
(2016 estimate)
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* |
| 6.6% | 11.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.5% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* |
| 38.5% | 51.1% | 48.5% | 47.2% | 41.2% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* |
| -6.5% | 3% | -0.6% | -4.1% | -2.8% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated as of January 24th 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-9.7% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
12.6% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.001% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.001% (2013)
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Import commodities
Food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
Exports - major partners
Norway 52.2%, China 14.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.3% (2015)
Imports - major partners
Norway 39.6%, France 6.8%, US 4.6% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 1.9 million | USD 3.5 million | USD 3.0 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
Best countries for doing business
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: 185 out of 190 countries (2016)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 190 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 182 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 167 out of 190 countries
Getting credit: 139 out of 190 countries
Protecting investors: 145 out of 190 countries
Trading across border: 138 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 187 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 154 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 184 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 146 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
N/A
(2016-2017)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 168 / Score: 45.23 (Repressed) (2017)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Currency
Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
Languages
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
Religions
Indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010* | 2016* | 2021* |
| 2.913 million | 3.638 million | 4.35 million | 4.888 million | 5.386 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 20% | 34% | 38% | 40% |
Literacy
Total population: 36.8%
Male: 50.7%
Female: 24.4% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 7
Civil Liberties: 7 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 0.04% Mobile 25.87% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)