Central African Republic: Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Central African Republic's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) rose 2% on 2023 (from US$479.59 million to US$489.29 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 28.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 715.8% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 84.8% in 1971. 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$28.27 million a year. A straight line explains 78% 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 29th highest value of the 32 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 2024 ranking

• Gambia, The — 25th of 32: US$628.85 million
• Vanuatu — 26th of 32: US$614.65 million
• Eswatini — 27th of 32: US$536.57 million
• Sierra Leone — 29th of 32: US$433.27 million
• Zimbabwe — 30th of 32: US$261.37 million
• São Tomé and Principe — 31st of 32: US$58.79 million

What this measures

This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. 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.

All 63 values

Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$13.54 billion (2025)
• Botswana — US$3.46 billion (2024)
• Burundi — US$88.36 million (2023)
• Cabo Verde — US$1.26 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — US$5.06 billion (2024)
• Chad — US$1.55 billion (2024)
• Comoros — US$406.54 million (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$5.1 billion (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — US$758.55 million (2024)
• Equatorial Guinea — US$1.08 billion (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Central African Republic's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$)?

US$489.29 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1962?

It is up 81,448% from US$600,000 in 1962 (11.42% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$489.29 million in 2024 and the lowest US$210,643 in 1971.

How does Central African Republic rank?

29th highest of 32 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) unusual for Central African Republic?

In 2024, Central African Republic's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) rose 2% on 2023 (from US$479.59 million to US$489.29 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 28.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 FI.RES.XGLD.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics 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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