Central African Republic's changes in inventories (current LCU) was -97.75 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 890.95% from 12.36 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -97.75 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 103.14 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 12.36 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 151.13 billion | 2019 |
| Lowest | -97.75 billion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | 86.64 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -100 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Central African Republic's changes in inventories (current LCU) fell 239.62 billion on 2024 (from 141.88 billion to -97.75 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2024), the average change was +4.6 billion and a typical year strayed about 22.56 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 10.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 102.05 billion in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 239.62 billion in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Central African Republic had the 96th highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Central African Republic in the 2025 ranking
- Norway — 93rd of 109: -9.15 billion
- Dominican Republic — 94th of 109: -13.11 billion
- Malaysia — 95th of 109: -17.66 billion
- Chile — 97th of 109: -101.75 billion
- Thailand — 98th of 109: -112.5 billion
- Philippines — 99th of 109: -168.47 billion
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 48 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -97,745,000,000 |
| 2024 | 141,877,807,100 |
| 2023 | 141,877,807,100 |
| 2022 | 139,617,683,900 |
| 2021 | 134,538,915,400 |
| 2020 | 103,137,027,500 |
| 2019 | 151,126,737,600 |
| 2018 | 118,453,879,400 |
| 2017 | 16,404,000,000 |
| 2016 | 17,151,000,000 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 15.59 billion (2024)
- Benin — 56.5 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 2.51 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 74.62 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 233.9 billion (2024)
- Chad — 495.84 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 7.91 billion (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6.98 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 28.87 billion (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire — -431.12 billion (2025)
- Equatorial Guinea
More economic policy & debt data for Central African Republic
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$316.24 million (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 184.03 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 10.31% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.9 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.69 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 94.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$3.22 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Central African Republic's changes in inventories (current LCU)?
- -97.75 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is down 97,645% from -100 million in 1977. The highest value was 151.13 billion in 2019 and the lowest -97.75 billion in 2025.
- How does Central African Republic rank?
- 96th highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for Central African Republic?
- In 2025, Central African Republic's changes in inventories (current LCU) fell 239.62 billion on 2024 (from 141.88 billion to -97.75 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2024), the average change was +4.6 billion and a typical year strayed about 22.56 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 10.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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