GDP of Central African Republic: 4.6 bn$ in 2025, 841 $ per person (2,113 $ in purchasing power parity). Real growth of 5.8 % in 2025 (IMF).
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · updated on
- GDP, current dollars
- 4.6 bn$
- 2025 · +29.6 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 841 $
- 2025 · +16.6 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 1.0 %
- 2025 · +0.1 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 42.6 %
- 2025 · +13.0 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
Chart data as a table
| Year | Central African Republic |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.6 bn$ |
| 2016 | 2.8 bn$ |
| 2017 | 3.0 bn$ |
| 2018 | 3.2 bn$ |
| 2019 | 3.3 bn$ |
| 2020 | 3.6 bn$ |
| 2021 | 3.9 bn$ |
| 2022 | 3.7 bn$ |
| 2023 | 3.9 bn$ |
| 2024 | 4.1 bn$ |
| 2025 · estimate | 4.6 bn$ |
| 2026 · projection | 5.1 bn$ |
| 2027 · projection | 5.4 bn$ |
| 2028 · projection | 5.8 bn$ |
| 2029 · projection | 6.1 bn$ |
| 2030 · projection | 6.6 bn$ |
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Burundi +119.6 %
- 2 São Tomé and Príncipe +106.1 %
- 3 DR Congo +99.0 %
- 4 Chad +48.2 %
- 5 Cameroon +44.9 %
- 6 Republic of the Congo +44.1 %
- 7 Gabon +42.5 %
- 8 Equatorial Guinea +29.7 %
- 9 Central African Republic +29.6 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | +3.4 % | +5.8 % | +2.4 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 3.6 bn$ | 4.6 bn$ | +29.6 % |
| GDP per capita | 721 $ | 841 $ | +16.6 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 1,659 $ | 2,113 $ | +27.4 % |
| Inflation | 0.9 % | 1.0 % | +0.1 pt |
| Public debt | 29.6 % | 42.6 % | +13.0 pt |
| Population | 5.0 M | 5.5 M | +11.1 % |
| Fiscal balance | −2.3 % | −3.8 % | −1.5 pt |
| Current account | −5.4 % | −2.6 % | +2.8 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |