Central African Republic — Economy, Markets & Global Data
Central African Republic (CF) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.
A landlocked, sparsely governed economy of diamonds, timber and subsistence farms. Formal activity is a sliver. Security, not a missing industry, is why incomes stay so low.
EE Score: 63.8. EE Score rank: #164 of 165. EE Economy: 68.1. EE Risk: 78.2. EE Growth: 68.0. EE Impact: 51.2. EE Scale: 55.5. EE Score vintage: 2026-10-02. Region: Africa. Population: 5.5M (rank #122). GDP: $3.5 billion. GDP per capita: $613 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +4.0%. Currency: XAF.