Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Central African Republic, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Central African Republic is 0.0021 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Central African Republic peaked at 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Central African Republic 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.0021 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.0021 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -34.8% | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 136 Tuvalu 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Afghanistan 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Dominica 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Slovakia 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Tonga 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Ghana 0.0015 units per square kilometre 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 236.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Central African Republic?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Central African Republic was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Central African Republic ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.