Central African Republic's GDP per capita (constant LCU) was 151,419 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.55% from 140,787 in 2015 (0.73% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 151,419 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 153,281 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 140,787 | 2015 |
| Highest | 231,793 | 1978 |
| Lowest | 134,445 | 2013 |
| Average since 2016 | 151,279 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 221,330 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Central African Republic's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 1,557 on 2024 (from 149,863 to 151,419).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −753.87 and a typical year strayed about 15,816 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16,209 in 1984 and the biggest yearly fall was 78,367 in 2013. 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 19% 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 77th highest value of the 186 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
- Pakistan — 74th of 186: 170,883
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 75th of 186: 164,071
- Thailand — 76th of 186: 160,932
- Saudi Arabia — 78th of 186: 132,580
- Kyrgyz Republic — 79th of 186: 128,435
- Trinidad and Tobago — 80th of 186: 112,370
What this measures
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | GDP per capita (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 151,419 |
| 2024 | 149,863 |
| 2023 | 152,756 |
| 2022 | 153,313 |
| 2021 | 152,200 |
| 2020 | 153,281 |
| 2019 | 154,431 |
| 2018 | 151,816 |
| 2017 | 148,871 |
| 2016 | 144,836 |
| 2015 |
GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 431,776 (2025)
- Benin — 826,368 (2025)
- Botswana — 76,974 (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 465,264 (2025)
- Burundi — 173,562 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 466,711 (2025)
- Cameroon — 886,421 (2025)
- Chad — 493,018 (2025)
- Comoros — 545,354 (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 164,071 (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 745,989 (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire
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 GDP per capita (constant LCU)?
- 151,419 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is down 31.59% from 221,330 in 1960 (0.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 231,793 in 1978 and the lowest 134,445 in 2013.
- How does Central African Republic rank?
- 77th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Central African Republic?
- In 2025, Central African Republic's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 1,557 on 2024 (from 149,863 to 151,419). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −753.87 and a typical year strayed about 15,816 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.KN, 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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