Central African Republic: Current account, in dollars
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| Central African Republic |
Current account balance, billion USD |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -0.02 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 1977 - 1994 |
| Average | -0.04 |
| Min - Max | -0.09 - 0.00 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 1994 is -0.02 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from -0.01 billion U.S. dollars in 1993. In comparison, the world average is -1.23 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 143 countries. Historically, the average for the Central African Republic from 1977 to 1994 is -0.04 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -0.09 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of -0 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 1981.
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| Recent values | Central African Republic: Current account, in dollars |
|---|---|
| 1994 | -0.02 |
| 1993 | -0.01 |
| 1992 | -0.08 |
| 1991 | -0.06 |
| 1990 | -0.09 |
| 1989 | -0.03 |
| 1988 | -0.03 |
| 1987 | -0.07 |
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 106.90 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade openness | 52.91 | 2025 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.248 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 19.34 | 2025 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 0.59 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 38.80 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 33.56 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 1.03 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 1.47 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.04 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 0.00 | 1992 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -2.90 | 1994 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -0.02 | 1994 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | -14.22 | 2025 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | -0.07 | 1994 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 0.49 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 0.01 | 1993 | percent |
| Remittances | 0.16 | 1993 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -4.68 | 1994 | million USD |
| External debt | 37.52 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 7.24 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 15.42 | 2023 | percent |