Central African Republic: GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Central African Republic's GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 48.94 on 2024 (from 1,265 to 1,314).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +22.43 and a typical year strayed about 78.36 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 89.1 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 352.21 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 58.07 a year. A straight line explains 98% 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 185th highest value of the 185 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

• Malawi — 181st of 185: 1,899
• Mozambique — 182nd of 185: 1,698
• Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 183rd of 185: 1,643
• Burundi — 185th of 185: 1,248

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Angola — 10,251 (2025)
• Benin — 4,817 (2025)
• Botswana — 20,698 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 3,072 (2025)
• Burundi — 1,248 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 12,165 (2025)
• Cameroon — 5,788 (2025)
• Chad — 2,903 (2025)
• Comoros — 4,238 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1,920 (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Central African Republic's GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)?

1,314 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 111.78% from 620.39 in 1990 (2.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,314 in 2025 and the lowest 570.25 in 1993.

How does Central African Republic rank?

185th highest of 185 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Central African Republic?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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