Central African Republic — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Central African Republic, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Central African Republic was 4.50% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.48% in 1984. The lowest was -36.39% in 2013 (about -8.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.15% per year.
Central African Republic ranks 64 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 30%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Central African Republic sits below it. It peaked in 1984 and has fallen 53% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 4%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 25 of 47 economies; Burundi (4.24%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 217927% in 1973. That is 68% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 52nd of 107 in 1961 → 98th of 119 in 1970 → 135th of 152 in 1980 → 145th of 176 in 1990 → 190th of 199 in 2000 → 94th of 209 in 2010 → 30th of 209 in 2020 → 57th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | +3.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 0.45% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 0.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 3.79% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 4.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.34% | +4.3 pp |
| 2014 | 0.08% | +36.5 pp |
| 2013 | -36.39% | -41.4 pp |
| 2012 | 5.05% | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 4.19% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.63% | -4.0 pp |
| 2009 | 8.59% | +6.5 pp |
| 2008 | 2.05% | -2.6 pp |
| 2007 | 4.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.77% | +3.9 pp |
| 2005 | 0.91% | -5.1 pp |
| 2004 | 5.99% | +11.4 pp |
| 2003 | -5.4% | -9.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.62% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 4.46% | +7.0 pp |
| 2000 | -2.49% | -6.1 pp |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +9.3 pp |
| 1996 | -4% | -11.2 pp |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +2.3 pp |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +4.6 pp |
| 1993 | 0.34% | +6.8 pp |
| 1992 | -6.42% | -5.9 pp |
| 1991 | -0.55% | +1.6 pp |
| 1990 | -2.15% | -4.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 1.71% | +6.6 pp |
| 1987 | -4.94% | -8.5 pp |
| 1986 | 3.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 3.93% | -5.6 pp |
| 1984 | 9.48% | +17.6 pp |
| 1983 | -8.13% | -15.8 pp |
| 1982 | 7.72% | +9.3 pp |
| 1981 | -1.54% | +2.9 pp |
| 1980 | -4.48% | -2.0 pp |
| 1979 | -2.47% | -3.7 pp |
| 1978 | 1.21% | -2.6 pp |
| 1977 | 3.81% | -1.6 pp |
| 1976 | 5.43% | +5.0 pp |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -5.9 pp |
| 1974 | 6.34% | +4.5 pp |
| 1973 | 1.89% | +1.9 pp |
| 1972 | -0% | -1.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.13% | -1.2 pp |
| 1970 | 2.33% | -4.8 pp |
| 1969 | 7.09% | +5.7 pp |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -3.3 pp |
| 1967 | 4.68% | +4.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.64% | -0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 0.95% | -1.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.08% | +2.8 pp |
| 1963 | -0.71% | +3.0 pp |
| 1962 | -3.71% | -8.7 pp |
| 1961 | 4.95% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Central African Republic’s GDP growth in 1962?
-3.71% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Central African Republic’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -9.2% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.5%; 2024: 1.5%; 2023: 0.7%; 2022: 0.45%; 2021: 0.98%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.