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Central African Republic · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Central African Republic

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Bangui Low income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i CAF · CF
NationsTree Index 2025 i15.0196th of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.3 msee ranking Military strength i16percentile
Population i5.5 m119th of 217 Area i622,980 km²44th of 216 GDP i$3.07 bn180th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$7.24 bn intl.167th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$1,314 intl.198th of 199 Life expectancy i57.7 years215th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i2
Strength · trunk i21
Quality of life · crown i3
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i25
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i45
CSV

In short

Central African Republic is 196th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 15.0 out of 100; its tree is 1.3 m tall.

It has 5.5 million people and an economy of $7.24 bn at purchasing power parity, 167th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (5th of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (12th of 203) and Renewable freshwater per person (22nd of 183).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed drinking water (150th of 150), GDP per person (PPP) (198th of 199) and Life expectancy (215th of 217).

Over five years it climbed from 199th to 196th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 622,980 44th/216
Land area ikm² 622,980 43rd/216
Population ipeople 5.5 m 119th/217
Population growth i% 3.37% 7th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 8.6 204th/216
Urban population i% 44.6% 163rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 48.7% 1st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.2% 213th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $3.07 bn 180th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $7.24 bn 167th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $6.19 bn 167th/199
GDP per person iUSD $556 208th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $1,314 198th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $560 198th/201
GDP growth i% 4.5% 64th/210
Inflation i% 1.0% 37th/180
Unemployment i% 6.3% 115th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 42.6% 70th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.8% 125th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 27.6% 16th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 21.2% 119th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 18.0% 30th/192
Services i% of GDP 41.4% 184th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $593.1 m 165th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.03 bn 168th/182
Exports i% of GDP 19.3% 147th/183
Imports i% of GDP 33.6% 120th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 52.9% 138th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 141st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 71.8% 40th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.2% 168th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 6.3% 54th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 8.3% 79th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.6% 107th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.4% 122nd/196

Natural resources

65
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 10.3% 45th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.77% 49th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 9.49% 6th/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.9% 158th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 27,658 22nd/183

Tourism

13
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 87,000 168th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $15.6 m2013
Outbound trips idepartures 38,0002010

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 57.7 215th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 89.7 188th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.07 170th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.02011
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 42% 190th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 12.5%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 15.8%2017
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 4.5% 208th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.7% 22nd/193
Adult literacy i% 42.4%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 2.8%2012
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.414 191st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 43.0 95th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 71.6% 106th/108

Infrastructure & digital

9
Access to electricity i% of population 18.2% 212th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 6.2% 150th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 13.5% 134th/144
Internet users i% of population 13.8% 183rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 39 205th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.0 203rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.60 80th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 46,3642001

Environment & energy

76
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.06 12th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 90.9% 5th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 33.3 163rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 72.5% 15th/214

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 19.3 197th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 21.3 190th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 30.7 198th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 35.9 191st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 33.0 188th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 34.5 171st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 20.12016

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $74.2 m 142nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.3% 46th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 12.5% 22nd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 10,000 131st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.54% 109th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 43.0 m 68th/163

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 26 170th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Central African Republic — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/central-african-republic. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Central African Republic — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/central-african-republic. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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