CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SELECTED INDICATORS* Avg. '00-15 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 E 2022 F INCOME AND ECONOMIC GROWTH GDP growth (annual %) 0.0 1.7 3.0 3.3 4.1 -36.7 1.0 4.8 4.5 4.5 3.7 3.1 0.9 0.9 3.2 GDP per capita growth (annual %, real) -1.5 0.2 1.9 2.6 3.7 -36.9 0.7 4.1 3.5 3.2 2.1 1.4 -0.9 -0.9 1.2 GDP per capita (US$, nominal) 379.6 456.9 469.6 530.3 544.9 366.0 408.7 365.3 392.1 430.7 467.5 459.5 473.7 484.6 503.5 Private Consumption growth (annual %) 0.6 7.7 2.4 0.3 5.4 -34.9 17.0 -0.8 2.2 2.1 1.3 5.7 -4.2 0.5 4.7 Gross Investment ( % of nominal GDP) 11.1 13.2 15.1 14.1 15.0 8.7 10.2 13.9 13.7 13.5 16.4 14.4 18.3 16.4 17.0 Gross Investment - Public ( % of nominal GDP)2 4.9 4.9 6.8 5.2 6.2 1.7 2.1 4.7 3.1 4.5 7.4 5.6 11.4 7.5 7.7 MONEY AND PRICES Inflation, consumer prices (annual %, EOP or MRV)1,3 8.0 -1.5 1.9 4.1 5.8 2.5 36.5 38.1 -2.3 7.2 4.6 -2.8 0.4 .. .. Inflation, consumer prices (annual %, period average) 3 4.1 3.5 1.5 1.2 5.9 6.6 11.6 4.5 4.6 4.1 1.6 2.8 2.3 3.8 3.6 ² Broad Money (% of GDP) 18.2 16.0 17.2 18.0 16.4 26.6 27.2 27.1 28.8 26.5 24.4 22.4 21.1 21.0 20.3 Domestic Credit to the Private Sector ( % of GDP)2 8.2 7.0 8.3 9.2 10.8 13.6 12.8 11.7 12.3 11.2 12.3 11.7 .. .. .. ³ 10 year interest rate (annual average) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nominal Exchange Rate (local currency per USD) 547.1 472.2 495.3 471.9 510.2 493.9 493.5 587.9 585.0 585.0 558.5 589.2 577.4 577.4 577.4 Real Exchange Rate Index (2015=100) 93.6 90.1 88.2 89.3 90.6 93.3 103.2 100.1 104.3 108.4 110.6 110.3 113.3 112.9 115.2 FISCAL Revenue (% of GDP) 14.4 16.1 17.2 13.3 16.3 8.3 15.6 14.3 14.2 12.8 16.6 18.4 21.7 13.7 17.0 Expenditure (% of GDP) 15.2 16.6 18.6 15.7 16.3 14.8 12.7 14.9 12.7 13.8 17.6 16.7 24.9 19.7 19.3 Interest Payments (% of GDP) 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 Non-Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) 14.1 15.1 17.6 15.0 15.6 14.2 12.0 14.4 12.1 13.5 17.2 16.4 24.6 19.4 18.8 Overall Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -0.8 -0.6 -1.5 -2.4 0.0 -6.5 2.9 -0.6 1.5 -1.0 -1.0 1.7 -3.3 -6.1 -2.3 Primary Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) 0.3 1.0 -0.4 -1.7 0.7 -5.8 3.6 -0.1 2.1 -0.7 -0.6 2.0 -3.0 -5.8 -1.8 General Government Debt (% of GDP) 65.2 21.1 21.4 21.8 23.4 38.3 69.0 64.2 53.9 50.3 50.0 47.9 44.0 48.4 44.9 External Public Debt (% of GDP)2 33.8 8.7 8.9 8.5 9.7 14.5 37.8 39.9 35.1 35.4 37.2 37.2 34.7 34.4 32.6 cheat EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS Export growth, G&S (nominal US$, annual %) 3.4 -3.1 10.7 26.0 -1.8 -12.7 24.9 -8.2 14.3 -1.0 10.3 -1.2 1.1 -2.6 9.5 Import growth, G&S (nominal US$, annual %) 7.9 -1.0 14.3 1.8 0.7 -26.6 74.3 -11.3 3.0 6.0 14.7 1.7 5.1 -7.5 10.2 Merchandise exports (% of GDP) 9.9 6.8 7.5 9.0 8.4 7.7 5.4 5.2 6.5 7.4 7.5 7.1 5.9 5.9 6.3 Merchandise imports (% of GDP) 14.7 14.6 16.0 14.3 13.4 12.7 24.4 24.6 22.8 22.2 23.1 22.4 22.1 21.2 23.1 Services, net (% of GDP) -5.1 -4.8 -5.7 -4.9 -5.4 -3.7 -1.5 -0.3 -0.5 -2.4 -3.0 -4.1 -3.9 -1.7 -0.9 Current account balance (current US$ millions) -105.4 -160.5 -203.9 -168.7 -110.9 -48.9 -101.9 -147.8 -99.1 -152.8 -175.2 -105.6 -200.2 -257.3 -172.2 Current account balance (% of GDP) -6.4 -8.1 -9.9 -7.2 -4.6 -3.0 -5.6 -9.0 -5.6 -7.7 -8.0 -4.8 -8.8 -10.8 -6.8 Foreign Direct Investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 1.6 2.1 2.9 1.5 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.5 .. .. External debt, total (% of GDP)2 59.5 26.7 29.6 23.4 23.0 35.3 34.9 43.1 40.3 36.8 37.1 40.0 39.3 .. .. Multilateral debt (% of total external debt)2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Debt service ratio (% of exports goods and non-factor services) 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. See next page for more indicators CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SELECTED INDICATORS* Avg. '00-15 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 E 2022 F POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY Population, total (millions) 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.0 Population Growth (annual %) 1.5 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 Unemployment Rate2 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.4 .. .. ⁴ International poverty rate ($1.9 in 2011 PPP) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71.2 70.8 71.0 71.4 70.9 Lower middle-income poverty rate ($3.2 in 2011 PPP)⁴ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86.2 85.9 86.0 86.2 86.0 Upper middle-income poverty rate ($5.5 in 2011 PPP)⁴ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94.4 94.3 94.3 94.5 94.3 OTHER GDP (current LCU, millions) 843433.6 935747.0 1020311.4 1105731.2 1233411.9 804065.1 900425.4 964922.6 1040884.6 1158115.2 1218252.3 1284482.1 1321175.8 1376621.6 1458600.7 GDP (current US$, millions) 1601.5 1981.7 2060.1 2343.3 2417.3 1628.0 1824.5 1641.2 1779.3 1979.7 2181.3 2180.2 2288.0 2384.1 2526.0 GDP per capita LCU (real) 172777.4 185007.3 188508.2 193325.6 200470.4 126568.8 127420.0 132674.2 137285.0 141641.6 144667.6 146627.3 145350.2 143993.5 145676.1 Human Development Index Ranking⁵ 180.3 185 187 187 187 187 187 187 187 188 188 188 .. .. .. CPIA (overall rating)2 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 .. .. Economic Management2 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 .. .. Structural Policies2 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 .. .. Policies for Social Inclusion and Equity2 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 .. .. Public Sector Management and Institutions2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 .. .. cheat Notes: ".." indicates not available. E = estimate, F = forecast. Data from MFMOD unless otherwise noted 1/ Used latest month available. 2/ World Development Indicators Database and World Bank Staff Estimates 3/ World Bank GEM database; MRV = Most recent value 4/ Calculations based on 2008-ECASEB.Projection using neutral distribution (2008) with pass-through = 0.7 based on GDP per capita in constant LCU. Actual data: 2008. Nowcast: 2009-2021. Forecasts are from 2022 to 2024. 5/ The HDI ranking in 2001 is in relation to 175 countries and in 2010 in relation to 169 countries. Methodological enhancements in HDI calculations have resulted in notable improvements in the countries' rankings. Sources: MFMOD Database, World Bank WDI and GEM databases, IMF.