Central African Republic's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) was US$8.22 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,029% from US$728,323 in 2014 (27.43% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$8.22 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$11.71 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$728,323 | 2014 |
| Highest | US$63.54 million | 2006 |
| Lowest | US$0 | 2003 |
| Average since 2015 | US$4.63 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$7,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Central African Republic's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose US$2.48 million on 2023 (from US$5.74 million to US$8.22 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$20,530 and a typical year strayed about US$15.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 US$62.67 million in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was US$48.04 million in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$641,679 a year. A straight line explains 34% 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 2024, Central African Republic had the 110th highest value of the 120 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 | US$8.22 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$2.79 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Central African Republic in the 2024 ranking
- Burundi — 107th of 120: US$14.51 million
- Samoa — 108th of 120: US$12.66 million
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 109th of 120: US$10.8 million
- Comoros — 111th of 120: US$6.2 million
- Tonga — 112th of 120: US$5.97 million
- Solomon Islands — 113th of 120: US$5.4 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 54 values
| Year | Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,221,891 |
| 2023 | 5,739,671 |
| 2022 | 4,437,973 |
| 2021 | 4,487,131 |
| 2020 | 4,218,438 |
| 2019 | 11,710,652 |
| 2018 | 3,547,330 |
| 2017 | 1,563,376 |
| 2016 | 1,463,195 |
| 2015 | 861,721 |
| 2014 |
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$491.2 million (2024)
- Benin — US$200.14 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$250.9 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$228.43 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$14.51 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$65.44 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$375.85 million (2024)
- Chad — US$55.83 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$6.2 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$105.65 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Central African Republic
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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$3.22 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Central African Republic's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$)?
- US$8.22 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 117,356% from US$7,000 in 1971 (14.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$63.54 million in 2006 and the lowest US$0 in 2003.
- How does Central African Republic rank?
- 110th highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) unusual for Central African Republic?
- In 2024, Central African Republic's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose US$2.48 million on 2023 (from US$5.74 million to US$8.22 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$20,530 and a typical year strayed about US$15.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 DT.TDS.MLAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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