Services, value added in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Services, value added 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 187th of 204 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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 26,499 constant LCU per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 18.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 118.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 13.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 123.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 68,685 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 10 % change on previous year (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 187th out of 204 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.