Country profile
Central African Republic
Africa · Capital: Bangui · Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Central African Republic is a country in Africa, with its capital at Bangui. It has a GDP of $2.75B (2024), a population of 5.5M (2025), a GDP per capita of $516.
- GDP
- $2.75B
- GDP per capita
- $516
- Population
- 5.5M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $1,314
2024 · #174 of 200
2024 · #198 of 200
2025 · #119 of 216
2025 · #184 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $2.75B2024 · #174
- GDP per capita
- $5162024 · #198
- GDP growth
- 1.50%2024 · #153
- Inflation
- 1.48%2024 · #36
- Unemployment
- 6.25%2025 · #114
- Population
- 5.5M2025 · #119
- GDP (PPP)
- $7.24B2025 · #161
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $1,3142025 · #184
- Gini index
- 43.02021 · #136
- Government debt
- 64%2026 · #119
People
- Median age
- 20.4 yrs2024 · #201
- Fertility rate
- 6.0 children/woman2024 · #4
- Urbanization
- 44.6%2025 · #163
- Net migration
- −14,693/yr2025 · #162
- Life expectancy
- 57.7 yrs2024 · #214
- HDI
- 0.4142023 · #191
Money
- Corporate tax
- 30%2024 · #27
- Top income tax
- 50%2024 · #15
Figures
- Internet users
- 13.8%2024 · #179
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.1 t2024 · #192
- Area
- 622,984 km²#44
- Population density
- 9 /km²2025 · #203
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 49 destinations2026 · #166
- Corruption index
- 24/1002024 · #150
- Military spending
- 2.5%2024 · #35
- Renewable energy
- 90.9%2021 · #6