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🇨🇫 Central African Republic

CAF CF Fr Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Every statistic we track for Central African Republic — 71 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$1,468

#190 of 191

Life expectancy

52.8 yrs

#185 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.10

#144 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Current Account Balance -3.4% #117/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 606.4 #26/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #85/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -5% #145/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 3.5 #165/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 8.4 #162/191 2026
GDP per Capita 613 #187/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 596 #165/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 1,468 #190/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.7% #51/184 2019
Government Debt 64% #65/185 2026
Income per Person 853 #176/183 2018
Income per Person 852.6 #176/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 1.5% #176/191 2026
Made a Digital Payment 6.4% #140/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 2.6% #107/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #167/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 3,752,056,621 #157/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 6 #4/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 427,479 #22/38 2025
Median Age 14.6 #235/235 2026
Population 4.7 #120/229 2013
Population 5.7 #112/191 2026
Population Density 9.1 #218/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 674,222 #9/195 2025
Urban Population 44.1% #159/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 17.6% #210/214 2023
Internet Users 13.8% #179/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 38.8 #205/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 9.9% #172/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 1.8 #157/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 9 #7/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 10% #27/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 41.3% #64/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 60.4 #5/191 2023
Life Expectancy 52.8 #185/188 2013
Life Expectancy 52.4 #185/186 2020
Suicide Rate 18.7 #14/185 2021
Undernourishment 29.8% #10/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 39 #188/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 1.8% #100/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 4.6 #141/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.1 #192/203 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.4 #135/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.1 #145/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.3 #177/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 24 #148/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 24 #147/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #140/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #155/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #120/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #12/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 5 #188/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.6 #107/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.6 #140/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1.6 #186/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.2 #143/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #144/179 2025
Military Spending 2.3% #42/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #133/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.9 #19/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 60.1 #74/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #158/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.3 #165/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 56.7 #80/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 13 #37/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 25.9 #14/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.2 #159/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 7.6 #9/191 2025
World Risk Index 3.4 #107/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.4 #191/193 2023

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.