Central African Republic — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Central African Republic, 1981–2025.
Inflation for Central African Republic was 1.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1981 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 24.57% in 1994. The lowest was -6.99% in 1987 (about -7.0× the latest value).
Central African Republic ranks 151 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 81%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Central African Republic sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 96% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 29%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 39 of 46 economies; Guinea-Bissau (0.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 39988% in 1982. That is 65% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 114th of 114 in 1981 → 127th of 131 in 1990 → 86th of 163 in 2000 → 143rd of 186 in 2010 → 96th of 178 in 2020 → 134th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 1.48% | -1.5 pp |
| 2023 | 2.98% | -2.6 pp |
| 2022 | 5.58% | +1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 4.26% | +2.5 pp |
| 2020 | 1.71% | -1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.69% | +1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.61% | -2.6 pp |
| 2017 | 4.18% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 4.95% | +3.5 pp |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -13.5 pp |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +7.9 pp |
| 2013 | 6.99% | +1.5 pp |
| 2012 | 5.48% | +4.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 1.49% | -2.0 pp |
| 2009 | 3.52% | -5.7 pp |
| 2008 | 9.26% | +8.3 pp |
| 2007 | 0.96% | -5.7 pp |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +3.8 pp |
| 2005 | 2.88% | +4.9 pp |
| 2004 | -2.07% | -6.2 pp |
| 2003 | 4.13% | +1.8 pp |
| 2002 | 2.33% | -1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 3.83% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +4.6 pp |
| 1999 | -1.41% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | -1.89% | -3.5 pp |
| 1997 | 1.61% | -2.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3.72% | -15.5 pp |
| 1995 | 19.19% | -5.4 pp |
| 1994 | 24.57% | +27.5 pp |
| 1993 | -2.92% | -1.9 pp |
| 1992 | -1.03% | +1.7 pp |
| 1991 | -2.76% | -2.8 pp |
| 1990 | -0.01% | -0.7 pp |
| 1989 | 0.69% | +4.7 pp |
| 1988 | -3.96% | +3.0 pp |
| 1987 | -6.99% | -9.2 pp |
| 1986 | 2.25% | -8.2 pp |
| 1985 | 10.42% | +7.9 pp |
| 1984 | 2.54% | -12.1 pp |
| 1983 | 14.61% | +1.3 pp |
| 1982 | 13.3% | +13.3 pp |
| 1981 | -0.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Central African Republic’s Inflation in 1982?
13.3% (1982). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +3105.9% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 1%; 2024: 1.48%; 2023: 2.98%; 2022: 5.58%; 2021: 4.26%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.