Central African Republic
General information
Capital: Bangui
Currency unit: CFA franc
Official language: French, Sangho
Area: 622,980 km²
Population in million: 4,666,380.0
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 476
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 860
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 72.1
Annual growth rate of the population: 1.5 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 84.5 %
Life expectancy at birth: 52.2 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 37 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 2,219,890,000.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 31.2
Industry value added of GDP: 20.6
Services value added of GDP: 4.4
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 62,445.30
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 229,168.00
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
Diamonds (23.29 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Wood in the rough (40.74 %)
Cotton, not carded or combed (16.67 %)
Wood sawn (16.30 %)
Coffee (1.89 %)
Cane or beet sugar (0.03 %)
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator
The indicator highlights the scores of each of the three pillars of the sustainable competitiveness. A larger area means a higher score (0-100) and therefore a more favorable economic situation.
| 2020 | Central African Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator | 19 | |
| National attractiveness Central African Republic: 0 | 0 | |
| Price competitiveness Central African Republic: 7 | 7 | |
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities Central African Republic: 50 | 50 | |
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances Central African Republic: - | - |
National attractiveness
| 2020 | Central African Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| National attractiveness | 0 | |
| Infrastructures Central African Republic: 0 | 0 | |
| Market Central African Republic: 0 | 0 | |
| Human and financial capital Central African Republic: 0 | 0 | |
| Political and economic governance Central African Republic: 14 | 14 |
Price competitiveness
| Central African Republic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 7 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness Central African Republic: 18 | 18 | |
| Products competitiveness Central African Republic: 48 | 48 |
Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities
| 2020 | Central African Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities | 50 | |
| Economical vulnerability Central African Republic: 63 | 63 | |
| Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index (PVCCI) Central African Republic: 49 | 49 | |
| Internal Violence Index (IVI) Central African Republic: 61 | 61 |
Revealed competitivenes and economic performances
| Central African Republic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances | - | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported primary products (except oil and ores) Central African Republic: 62 | 62 | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported manufactured products Central African Republic: 0 | 0 |