Central African Republic: Imports, percent of GDP

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 Central African Republic

Imports of goods and services as percent of GDP

 Latest value 29.04
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 31.09
 Min - Max 18.00 - 46.90
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 29.04 percent, a decline from 32.93 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 49.03 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for the Central African Republic from 1960 to 2023 is 31.09 percent. The minimum value, 18 percent, was reached in 2003 while the maximum of 46.9 percent was recorded in 1967. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Central African Republic - Imports, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

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Central African Republic - Imports, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1960-2023




The imports of the Central African Republic and other countries are calculated as the total amount of goods and services produced abroad and sold at home. Imports are often reported as percent of GDP so that we can evaluate their magnitude relative to the size of the economy.

If imports are about 15 percent or less of GDP the economy is considered relatively closed. That, for example, applies to the U.S. In contrast, many small European countries import over 40 percent of the products they consume. They are considered more open to international trade.
Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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 Terms of trade 92.53 2021 percent
 Trade openness 43.48 2023 percent
 Financial openness -1.242 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 14.44 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 0.37 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 18.42 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 29.04 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 0.74 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.52 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.02 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 1992 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -8.50 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.02 1994 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -14.60 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.07 1994 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 0.37 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.00 2023 percent
 Remittances 0.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -4.68 1994 million USD
 External debt 40.58 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 9.99 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 33.55 2021 percent
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