What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Central African Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Central African Republic?

The lowest recorded value was -0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.

How does Central African Republic rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Central African Republic ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Central African Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 700.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Central African Republic

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Central African Republic
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Central African Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

127th

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

-0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

Years of data

1970–2024

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Central African Republic, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 700.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Central African Republic peaked at 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.

Central African Republic ranks 127th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Central African Republic, 1970 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.2%
1972	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+87.4%
1973	-0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-111.3%
1974	0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2894.7%
1975	0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.2%
1976	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.5%
1977	-0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-168.4%
1978	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-277.7%
1979	0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+225.9%
1980	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-79.4%
1981	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
1982	0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.0%
1983	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.5%
1984	0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
1985	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.2%
1986	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+110.2%
1987	0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.3%
1988	-0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-130.5%
1989	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-134.4%
1990	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.5%
1991	-0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-830.6%
1992	-0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+113.7%
1993	-0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1994	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-154.2%
1995	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.4%
1996	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.0%
1997	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-85.3%
1998	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+372.6%
1999	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
2000	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-83.8%
2001	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+473.1%
2002	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2003	0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.6%
2004	0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.0%
2005	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.4%
2006	0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+214.2%
2007	0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.8%
2008	0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.0%
2009	0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-65.2%
2010	0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.4%
2011	0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.3%
2012	0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+84.3%
2013	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-96.1%
2014	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+67.4%
2015	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2016	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+124.7%
2017	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2018	0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+143.9%
2019	0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.2%
2020	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-93.5%
2021	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+187.9%
2022	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+369.5%
2023	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.2%
2024	0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

Central African Republic's 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Central African Republic's 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1974	+2894.7%	-0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1991	-830.6%	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

124 Myanmar 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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126 Spain 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
128 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
129 Qatar 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
130 Kyrgyz Republic 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Central African Republic

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SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.791 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 220.79 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5776 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0495 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Central African Republic?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Central African Republic was 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Central African Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Central African Republic?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
How does Central African Republic rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Central African Republic ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Central African Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 700.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.