What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between Central African Republic and Rwanda?

0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?

55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP

Central African Republic

5.9%

in 2014

Rwanda

5.6%

in 2014

Central African Republic rank

182nd

Rwanda rank

185th

Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time

Central African Republic
Rwanda

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 185th of 193 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16.7%	6.8%	9.9%	Central African Republic
1970s	19.9%	11.9%	8.0%	Central African Republic
1980s	13.6%	7.9%	5.7%	Central African Republic
1990s	18.7%	6.8%	11.9%	Central African Republic
2000s	13.4%	8.1%	5.3%	Central African Republic
2010s	7.5%	5.5%	2.1%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, Central African Republic or Rwanda?: Central African Republic, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Rwanda as of 2014.
What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
How do Central African Republic and Rwanda rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?: Central African Republic ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 185th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-gdp-cepii/central-african-republic/rwanda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-gdp-cepii/central-african-republic/rwanda/">Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Value of exported goods as  a share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
Unit: %
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 12,835 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.