Central African Republic

The Central African Republic ranks 195th of 196 on GDP per capita at PPP, with $1,314 international dollars per person, and 192nd on the nominal measure, at US$556. With 5.5 million people, its economy held 170th place in 2025, between Belize and Cabo Verde.

US$ GDP rose 11.4% to US$3.1 billion, while real growth was +4.5%; most of the dollar gain was exchange-rate and price effects, not output. Services make up 41.4% of output, agriculture 27.6% and industry 21.2%, with manufacturing at 18.0% as of 2023. Inflation stood at 1.0%, unemployment at 6.2% and government gross debt at 42.6% of GDP.

The dollar economy has grown 3.3 times since 2000, when it measured US$917 million and ranked 163rd. It is about the size of the Eagle Pass, TX metro area. The IMF projects GDP of US$6.6 billion by 2030, a +114% rise that would lift it to 158th.