Central African Republic's exports of goods and services (current LCU) was 345.16 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 101.71% from 171.12 billion in 2015 (7.27% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 345.16 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 203.19 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 171.12 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 345.16 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 6.4 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 215.97 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 6.4 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Central African Republic's exports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 37.9% on 2024 (from 250.37 billion to 345.16 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.8% and a typical year strayed about 15% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 78.6% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.3% in 2004. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 12.2 billion a year. A straight line explains 52% of the movement over 10 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 2025, Central African Republic had the 91st highest value of the 137 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
- Macao SAR, China — 87th of 137: 385.79 billion
- Honduras — 88th of 137: 359.63 billion
- Peru — 89th of 137: 357.97 billion
- Nicaragua — 91st of 137: 338.75 billion
- Austria — 92nd of 137: 280.52 billion
- Guinea-Bissau — 93rd of 137: 203.98 billion
What this measures
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. 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 | Exports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 345,160,899,600 |
| 2024 | 250,370,593,100 |
| 2023 | 223,844,964,800 |
| 2022 | 182,807,752,300 |
| 2021 | 184,585,971,900 |
| 2020 | 203,194,098,600 |
| 2019 | 205,053,895,600 |
| 2018 | 196,641,789,100 |
| 2017 | 207,691,000,000 |
| 2016 | 160,301,000,000 |
Exports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 29.7 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 2.44 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 86.2 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 5.63 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 125.56 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 4.49 trillion (2025)
- Chad — 3.68 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — 73.64 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 105.79 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 4.56 trillion (2025)
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 exports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 345.16 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 5,293% from 6.4 billion in 1960 (6.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 345.16 billion in 2025 and the lowest 6.4 billion in 1960.
- How does Central African Republic rank?
- 91st highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in exports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Central African Republic?
- In 2025, Central African Republic's exports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 37.9% on 2024 (from 250.37 billion to 345.16 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.8% and a typical year strayed about 15% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.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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