Central African Republic

Country in Africa

In brief

GDP per person: $556 (2025). World rank 208 of 210 (1 = best); in Africa, 51 of 52. GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,314 (2025). World rank 198 of 199 (1 = best); in Africa, 51 of 52. Gross national income per person: $560 (2025). World rank 198 of 201 (1 = best); in Africa, 50 of 52. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $1.7B → $3.1B, GDP per person $366 → $556, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $769 → $1,314.

Size and growth

GDP: $3.1B 2025
GDP per person: $556 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,314 2025
GDP growth per year: +4.5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $560 2025
Inflation: +1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 42 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 27.6% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 21.2% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 41.4% 2025
Unemployment: 6.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 10.1% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 65.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 19.3% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 33.6% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -2.9% 1994
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0% 1993
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 8.2% 2021
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 43 2021
Living on under $3 a day: 71.6% 2021