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Central African Republic

CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

30MERI readiness
95Global rank
2.8BGDP (2024)
5.3MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		20242,751,494,281.1WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20241.5WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20241.5WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20283.2IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20245,330,690WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 12.1
  • Coverage 75%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 3
PillarScore
Biz Entry
Components		46.3
Contract Enf
Components		38.5
Corruption
Components		24
Human Cap
Components		34
IP Protect
Components		4.2
Labor
Components		64.2
LPI
Components		14.9
Security Rol
Components		4.2
Trade Open
Components		34.4
Data Confidence Score67
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		24.7
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		34.7
Talent Operating
Pillars		31.6

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.3
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

24
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.6
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.8
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.3
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.7
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.3

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

UNDP Terms

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Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

66 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202213WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-7.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-1.3WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202524TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-1.6WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-1.8WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-1.3WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-1.7WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-1.3WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202317.6WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20220WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20222.5WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra202238.8WDICC BY 4.0
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20233.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20232.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20231LPI2Modified BSD3
Corridor lead time from port exit to destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.CORRIDOR_LT_DAYS		logistics202415.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.DT_DESTINATION_DAYS		logistics20245LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at port of arrival for LLDC container, mean
LPI2.DT_PORT_DAYS		logistics202436.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202410LPI2Modified BSD3
Reference container import dwell time at port of arrival, mean
LPI2.DT_TRANSIT_DAYS		logistics202423LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro20242,751,494,281.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20241.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro2024516.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20241.5WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20242.5WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro2024606.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20283.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20256.3WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202451.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20289.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202480.2WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness20171.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20223.5WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202540B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202543.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202523.9B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202551.5B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20170.7IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202543.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202524TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20223.5WDICC BY 4.0
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202540B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.3UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202565.1WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202534UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness20244.2WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202514.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness20244.2WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202523.9B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202895.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social201942.4WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social2024104.7WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202573.4WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202457.7WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20243.4WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20245,330,690WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202444.1WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20241.5WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20248.3WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024121,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024533,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade202219.3WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202446.4WDICC BY 4.0
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