Central African Republic: Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 36.77% from US$475.77 million in 2020 (6.46% a year on average, compounded). Since 2009 it is up 28.09% from US$508.03 million in 2009 (1.56% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2025, Central African Republic's industry, including construction, value added (current US$) rose 18.1% on 2024 (from US$551.22 million to US$650.74 million).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +1.7% and a typical year strayed about 14.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above 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 23.7% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 40.8% 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 US$22.6 million a year. A straight line explains 87% 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 142nd highest value of the 158 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

• Fiji — 138th of 158: US$860.2 million
• Djibouti — 139th of 158: US$766.83 million
• Maldives — 140th of 158: US$722.27 million
• Lesotho — 142nd of 158: US$647.45 million
• Burundi — 143rd of 158: US$613.34 million
• Andorra — 144th of 158: US$575.51 million

What this measures

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Ideally, industrial output should be measured through regular censuses and surveys of firms. But in most developing countries such surveys are infrequent, so earlier survey results must be extrapolated using an appropriate indicator. The choice of sampling unit, which may be the enterprise (where responses may be based on financial records) or the establishment (where production units may be recorded separately), also affects the quality of the data. Moreover, much industrial production is organized in unincorporated or owner-operated ventures that are not captured by surveys aimed at the formal sector.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 17 values

Industry, including construction, value added (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$33.07 billion (2025)
• Benin — US$4.3 billion (2025)
• Botswana — US$5.56 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$8.31 billion (2025)
• Burundi — US$613.34 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$327.77 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$14.6 billion (2025)
• Chad — US$5.74 billion (2025)
• Comoros — US$179.04 million (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$36.14 billion (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — US$5.81 billion (2025)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$23.87 billion (2025)
• Equatorial Guinea — US$5.31 billion (2025)
• Eswatini — US$1.73 billion (2025)
• Ethiopia — US$35.08 billion (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$3.22 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.87 trillion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 104.91% (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current US$) — US$3.5 billion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current LCU) — 2.04 trillion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) — 114.22% (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$593.13 million (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 345.16 billion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 19.34% (2025)

Every indicator for Central African Republic is on the Central African Republic data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Central African Republic's industry, including construction, value added (current US$)?

US$650.74 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 28.09% from US$508.03 million in 2009 (1.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$690.86 million in 2012 and the lowest US$369.16 million in 2014.

How does Central African Republic rank?

142nd highest of 158 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added (current US$) unusual for Central African Republic?

In 2025, Central African Republic's industry, including construction, value added (current US$) rose 18.1% on 2024 (from US$551.22 million to US$650.74 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +1.7% and a typical year strayed about 14.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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