Services, value added (% of GDP) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 41.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Central African Republic, 2009–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Central African Republic is 41.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Central African Republic peaked at 43.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2011.
Central African Republic ranks 189th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 29.3% | — |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 41.4% | -1.7% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 41.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 41.9%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 41.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 | +32.3% | 30.9% | 40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 28.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 39.0% | 42.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 186 Yemen 41.8% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 41.6% compare
- 188 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 190 Brunei 40.2% compare
- 191 Liberia 40.0% compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 39.1% 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 services, value added in Central African Republic?
- Services, value added in Central African Republic was 41.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2011.
- How does Central African Republic rank for services, value added?
- Central African Republic ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.