Economy · GDP per capita · Central African Republic
Central African Republic’s GDP per capita rose to $556.1 in 2025.
$556.1
2025
Up $40 from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
$556.1
What it is. GDP per capita divides the value of everything produced in the country in a year by the number of people living there, with output valued in current US dollars. Because it is converted at market exchange rates and uses current prices, it moves with the local economy, with the exchange rate and with price changes. It is an average, so it hides how income is shared between people. Unpaid household work and a good deal of informal activity are only partly captured.
Higher is better. Higher is better because more output per person means more income available for spending, investment and public services. The latest figure, for 2025, is $556.1, up from $516.2 a year earlier. That is a rise of $40, or 7.7%. Since 2016 the lowest level was $387.2, recorded in 2016, and the highest is the 2025 figure. The Central African Republic therefore sits at the top of its own range for the period.
Why it matters. An average of $556.1 per person leaves households with very little income to absorb a poor harvest, a price rise or a medical bill. The state works from a small economic base, so the tax it can raise to pay for schools, clinics and roads stays limited. The rise since 2024 gives some extra room, and the next annual figure will show whether it holds.
| Period | GDP per capita · Central African Republic |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $387.2 |
| 2017 | $432.3 |
| 2018 | $455.2 |
| 2019 | $449.2 |
| 2020 | $462.9 |
| 2021 | $492.3 |
| 2022 | $467.4 |
| 2023 | $496 |
| 2024 | $516.2 |
| 2025 | $556.1 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, GDP per capita, Central African Republic, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/gdp-per-capita/central-african-republic
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Gross domestic product per person at current US dollars. Unit: USD.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.