Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 19.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic, 1988–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 19.5% for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 24.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2016.
That places Central African Republic 124th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21.4% | — |
| 1989 | 19.6% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -43.1% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -26.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.5% | 19.6% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 11.7% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 17.4% | 24.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 121 Papua New Guinea 20.4% compare
- 122 Guinea-Bissau 20.4% compare
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 19.8% compare
- 125 Pakistan 19.5% compare
- 126 Dominican Republic 19.5% compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 19.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Central African Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.5324 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8828 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 490.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 513.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 285,699 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6352 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic?
- Government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic was 19.5% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2016.
- How does Central African Republic rank for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 124th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.