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Central African Republic

Central African Republic reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Central African Republic ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
46thGDP$2.8bn3
—Mobilenot in the record
48thInternet use13.8%
Last updated 1 Oct 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
Democratic Republic of the CongoSudanChadCameroonRepublic of the CongoSouth SudanBanguiBerbérati
Six land borders, no coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalBanguiLanguagesFrench, SangoCurrencyCentral African CFA franc · XAFArea622,984 km²

At a glance

5.5 million people, half of them under 15, in an economy of $3.5bn in 2026, growing 2.6% a year.

Central African Republic’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
811
Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population5.5mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age14.6years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$613current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use13.8%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 1996. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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Indicators
FX rates
Markets
Trade
Government
Policies
Prices
Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=cf
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
00.5120142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 2.2 times exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2024
Pakistan$0.06bnAreas, nes$0.05bnTunisia$0.04bn
Pakistan takes 40% of the recorded exports.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2024
Cameroon$0.21bnChina$0.19bnFrance$0.07bn
Cameroon supplies 44% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$300$450$60020142024$516
Reported every year, including the 2022 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%10%20%201420241.5%
1.5% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 14.9% in 2014.IMFSources →
Goods exports by value2024 · top categories
Aircraft$0.10bnPearls & gold$0.04bnMetal$0.02bn
Aircraft alone is 61% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
30%55%80%2014202459.9%
Up 2 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
40060080020142024606.3
Lost 11% of its dollar value in 2022, then recovered in 2023.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202418.2%
Up 6.2 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
02505002014202489.7
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
040802014202457.7 yrs
The 2022 dip is marked, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
2035502014202439
Stops at 2022; the line ends where the record ends.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
30%40%50%2014202444.1%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerNine heads of state across ten terms since 1960, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
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19602026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Faustin-Archange Touadéra has held the office of President of the Central African Republic since Mar 2016. The record holds seven current ministers and one junior minister.

ElectedAppointed
Faustin-Archange TouadéraFaustin-Archange TouadéraPresident of the Central African Republicin office since Mar 2016
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
No third seatno second office is recorded for this date
8 seats confirmed current · 7 recorded for 2025
7Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Economy, Planning and International CooperationInterior and Public SecurityArts, Culture and TourismMinister Responsible for the Promotion of Gender, the Protection of women, Families and ChildrenLabor, Employment, Social Protection and Vocational TrainingForeign AffairsFinance
1Junior ministersministers of state, delegates and deputy ministers as the record holds them
Finance
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Central African Republic.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Central African Republic
The whole table

Nine measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity18.2%202412.0%+6.2 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic drinking water30.3%202436.5%−6.3 ptsReportedUNICEF
Basic sanitation0.5%20240.6%−0.1 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel1.0%20241.0%+0.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality89.72024186.8−97.1 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth57.7 yrs202440.3 yrs+17.4 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population44.6%202539.6%+4.9 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use13.8%20242.7%+11.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions39 / 100202225 / 100+14ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Central African Republic

144 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Central African Republic. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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Health
Child Welfare
Education
Food Security
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Humanitarian
Technology
Infrastructure
Energy
Climate

How Central African Republic ranks across Africa

Central African Republic's position on 143 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Central African Republic with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
UNICEF2024
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Central African Republic: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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