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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Central African Republic

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population5.51M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$3.07B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$556.132025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth57.72024 · yearsInternet use13.8%2024 · % of populationForest area35.7%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
10.7%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Central African Republic2023 · 10.7%
02.755.58.2510.991960199320252000: 4.4%2001: 4%2002: 4.2%2003: 4.2%2004: 4.1%2005: 4.2%2006: 4.3%2007: 4.6%2008: 4%2009: 4.7%2010: 3.6%2011: 3.7%2012: 3.9%2013: 4.8%2014: 4.6%2015: 5%2016: 5.4%2017: 6.7%2018: 11%2019: 7.8%2020: 9%2021: 9.2%2022: 9.9%2023: 10.7%

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Country context

Central African Republic in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Bangui
Country code
CAF

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