Central African Republic's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) was 0.6% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.58 percentage points from 0.02% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.6% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 0.42% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.02% | 2013 |
| Highest | 20.22% | 2022 |
| Lowest | 0.00224% | 2016 |
| Average since 2014 | 3% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.07% | 1988 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Central African Republic's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) fell 19.62 percentage points on 2022 (from 20.22% to 0.6%).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2022), the average change was +0.85 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.61 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19.9 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.62 percentage points in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% 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 2023, Central African Republic had the 129th highest value of the 197 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 0.6% | 2023 |
| World | 3.43% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.45% | 2023 |
| Low income | 4.95% | 2023 |
Closest to Central African Republic in the 2023 ranking
- Honduras — 126th of 197: 0.66%
- Palau — 127th of 197: 0.64%
- New Caledonia — 128th of 197: 0.62%
- Luxembourg — 130th of 197: 0.6%
- Spain — 131st of 197: 0.59%
- Seychelles — 132nd of 197: 0.55%
What this measures
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 29 values
| Year | Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.5982 |
| 2022 | 20.22 |
| 2021 | 0.3213 |
| 2020 | 0.3033 |
| 2019 | 0.5403 |
| 2018 | 0.4176 |
| 2017 | 7.51 |
| 2016 | 0.0022 |
| 2015 | 0.0415 |
| 2014 | 0.0944 |
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in nearby economies
- Angola — 6.34% (2023)
- Benin — 59.86% (2023)
- Botswana — 12.82% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 1.86% (2023)
- Burundi — 4.55% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 3.23% (2023)
- Cameroon — 16.39% (2023)
More private sector & trade data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 27% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$573 million (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$255 million (2025)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 38.39% (2023)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) — 0% (2023)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) — US$736.21 million (2023)
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) — 84.35% (2023)
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Central African Republic's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)?
- 0.6% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1988?
- It is up 0.53 percentage points from 0.07% in 1988. The highest value was 20.22% in 2022 and the lowest 0.00224% in 2016.
- How does Central African Republic rank?
- 129th highest of 197 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) unusual for Central African Republic?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.MRCH.R5.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, 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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