Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa
Central African Republic: 167th largest economy, 150th in military spending
Population5.5M#118 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$3.1B#167 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$556#191 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#127 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$71.2M#150 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 3 events in or near Central African Republic, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
5.5M people, 45% in cities
- Population5.5M2025
- Population growth3.4%2025
- Urban population44.6%2025
- Land area623k km²2023
A $3.1B economy, $556 per person
- GDP$3.1B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$7.2B2025
- GDP per person$5562025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$1.3k2025
- GDP growth4.5%2025
Fuels are 0% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP19.3%2025
- Imports, share of GDP33.6%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports0.0%2024
- Exports of goods and services$593M2025
- Imports of goods and services$1B2025
Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh
Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption1.4 TWh2023
- Energy use per person0.3 MWh2023
- Electricity generation0.1 TWh2023
- Electricity from fossil fuels0.0%2023
Spends $71.2M on its military, 2.5% of GDP
- Military spending$71.2M2024
- Military spending, share of GDP2.5%2024
- Armed forces personnel10k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$43M2023
What Central African Republic's leaders said lately
5 statements on record, newest first
- Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioue, Ambassador · 20 Oct
This new phase unfolds in a difficult economic and budgetary context,
source ↗ - Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioue, Ambassador · 20 Octdemand
External financial support remains essential,
source ↗ - Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioue, Ambassador · 20 Octaccusation
These economic constraints take on a particular dimension in light of the security situation in our border regions,
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Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2023
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.