Gross capital formation in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Gross capital formation was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Central African Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 9.3% for gross capital formation in 2025.
That represents a change of down 60.6% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Central African Republic peaked at 26.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2003.
That places Central African Republic 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.6% | — |
| 1961 | 21.2% | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 23.3% | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 21.8% | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 22.1% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 21.4% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 21.1% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 16.2% | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 18.7% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 18.4% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 20.8% | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 15.5% | -25.6% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | -28.5% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | +24.7% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | -23.7% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | +77.4% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -48.5% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +38.6% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -33.5% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +44.8% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +192.6% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -60.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.5% | 16.2% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 9.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 6.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 7.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 7.5% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 9.3% | 26.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 91.79 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 25.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 57.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 20.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 60.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Central African Republic?
- Gross capital formation in Central African Republic was 9.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2003.
- How does Central African Republic rank for gross capital formation?
- Central African Republic ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.