Central African Republic's expense (current LCU) was 162.73 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 5.2% from 154.69 billion in 2011 (0.51% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 162.73 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 97.57 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 154.69 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 187.13 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | 64.83 billion | 2004 |
| Average since 2012 | 120.19 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 64.83 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Central African Republic's expense (current LCU) fell 13% on 2020 (from 187.13 billion to 162.73 billion).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2020), the average change was +12.7% and a typical year strayed about 25.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 57.6% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 32.2% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 9.8 billion a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Central African Republic had the 11th highest value of the 14 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 2021 ranking
What this measures
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 14 values
| Year | Expense (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 162,731,845,391 |
| 2020 | 187,134,432,971 |
| 2019 | 129,359,000,000 |
| 2018 | 124,885,230,000 |
| 2017 | 104,410,000,000 |
| 2016 | 97,567,295,289 |
| 2015 | 93,306,810,411 |
| 2014 | 77,390,768,917 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 104,889,000,000 |
| 2011 |
Expense (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 5.06 trillion (2019)
- Botswana — 69.39 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 2.39 trillion (2023)
- Burundi — 1 trillion (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 54.45 billion (2020)
- Cameroon — 3.1 trillion (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 17.59 trillion (2022)
- Congo, Rep. — 1.33 trillion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 8.76 trillion (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — 943.03 billion (2022)
- Eswatini — 17.49 billion (2021)
- Ethiopia
More public sector data for Central African Republic
- Armed forces personnel, total — 10,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.54% (2020)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 74.19 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 43.14 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 2.33% (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 12.46% (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 43 million (2023)
- CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2 (2025)
- CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Central African Republic's expense (current LCU)?
- 162.73 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is up 151.03% from 64.83 billion in 2004 (5.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 187.13 billion in 2020 and the lowest 64.83 billion in 2004.
- How does Central African Republic rank?
- 11th highest of 14 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in expense (current LCU) unusual for Central African Republic?
- In 2021, Central African Republic's expense (current LCU) fell 13% on 2020 (from 187.13 billion to 162.73 billion). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2020), the average change was +12.7% and a typical year strayed about 25.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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