Central African Republic vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate

Central African Republic
19.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
7.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
22nd

Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
-250255075100196119932025

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 19.01 % change on previous year against 7.91 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 11.1 % change on previous year.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 7.39 % change on previous year 4.96 % change on previous year 2.44 % change on previous year Central African Republic
1970s 14.16 % change on previous year 26.1 % change on previous year 11.94 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 4.2 % change on previous year 4.82 % change on previous year 0.619 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s -1.09 % change on previous year 2.38 % change on previous year 3.48 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 7.06 % change on previous year 13.35 % change on previous year 6.28 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 8.13 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 5.8 % change on previous year Central African Republic
2020s 5.53 % change on previous year 6.22 % change on previous year 0.6966 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate, Central African Republic or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Central African Republic, at 19.01 % change on previous year against 7.91 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate between Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
11.1 % change on previous year, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate?
Central African Republic ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
237 places, 11,196 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.