Central African Republic's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) was 495,800 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 50.42% from 1 million in 2015 (6.78% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 495,800 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -103.14 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 46.74 billion | 2010 |
| Lowest | -237.01 billion | 2024 |
| Average since 2016 | -111.38 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 1,500 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Central African Republic's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 237.01 billion on 2024 (from -237.01 billion to 495,800).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −7.9 billion and a typical year strayed about 31.49 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 237.01 billion in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 118.68 billion in 2018. 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 21% 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 30th highest value of the 130 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
- Saudi Arabia — 27th of 130: 1 million
- Seychelles — 28th of 130: 1 million
- Djibouti — 29th of 130: 645,700
- Uruguay — 31st of 130: 200,000
- Costa Rica — 32nd of 130: 100,000
- Honduras — 33rd of 130: 100,000
What this measures
Although the SNA ensures there is perfect consistency between the three measures of GDP, this is a conceptual consistency that in general does not emerge naturally from data compilations. This is because of the wide disparity of data sources that must be called on and the fact that any error in any source will lead to a difference between at least two of the GDP measures. In practice it is inevitable that many such data errors will exist and will become apparent in exercises such as the balancing of supply and use tables. 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 66 values
| Year | Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 495,800 |
| 2024 | -237,006,459,800 |
| 2023 | -230,173,838,000 |
| 2022 | -139,617,386,600 |
| 2021 | -134,538,915,400 |
| 2020 | -103,137,161,500 |
| 2019 | -150,691,390,900 |
| 2018 | -118,675,687,000 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | -1,000,000 |
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 0 (2024)
- Benin — 0 (2025)
- Botswana — -2.52 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 0 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — -100 (2025)
- Cameroon — 309.25 billion (2025)
- Chad — -1.05 million (2025)
- Comoros — 0 (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 404.76 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep.
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 discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)?
- 495,800 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 32,953% from 1,500 in 1960 (9.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 46.74 billion in 2010 and the lowest -237.01 billion in 2024.
- How does Central African Republic rank?
- 30th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) unusual for Central African Republic?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DISC.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); 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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