Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Central African Republic

42.6 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
-3.8 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$4.6 bnGDP, current prices
-2.6 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
42.6 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
-3.8 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$4.6 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
-2.6 % (2025)
Debt level
30–60% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
+4.1 pp
ISO code
CAF

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

198020254.61.4
PeriodValue
2025$4.6 bn
2024$4.1 bn
2023$3.9 bn
2022$3.7 bn
2021$3.9 bn
2020$3.6 bn
2019$3.3 bn
2018$3.2 bn
2017$3.0 bn
2016$2.8 bn
2015$2.6 bn
2014$3.0 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

19802025-2.6-3.1
PeriodValue
2025-2.6 %
2024-6.5 %
2023-5.8 %
2022-9.0 %
2021-8.7 %
2020-5.4 %
2019-3.5 %
2018-5.3 %
2017-5.0 %
2016-0.3 %
2015-3.4 %
2014-7.9 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

19872025-3.8-2.4
PeriodValue
2025-3.8 %
2024-3.5 %
2023-2.4 %
2022-3.6 %
2021-4.0 %
2020-2.3 %
20191.0 %
2018-0.7 %
2017-0.7 %
20160.9 %
2015-0.4 %
2014-2.1 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

1997202542.645.9
PeriodValue
202542.6 %
202441.6 %
202339.0 %
202234.2 %
202132.3 %
202029.6 %
201932.9 %
201835.3 %
201734.6 %
201635.5 %
201538.5 %
201439.9 %