Central African Republic - Economic Forecasts - 2018-2020 Outlook

This page has economic forecasts for Central African Republic including a long-term outlook for the next decades, plus medium-term expectations for the next four quarters and short-term market predictions for the next release affecting the Central African Republic economy.


MARKETS Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Currency 569.27
 596 618 641 665 769
GDP Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
GDP Annual Growth Rate 4.50
percent		 4.3 5.51 4 0.65 6.6
GDP 1.95
USD Billion		 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.4
GDP per capita 335.03
USD		 350 350 380 380 395
GDP per capita PPP 661.24
USD		 685 685 715 715 725
LABOUR Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Unemployment Rate 6.00
percent		 6 6 6 6 5.5
Population 5.10
million		 5.17 5.19 5.22 5.24 5.49
PRICES Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Inflation Rate 38.04
percent		 37 37 38 38 17.5
MONEY Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Interest Rate 2.95
percent		 2.95 2.95 2.95 3 2.95
Deposit Interest Rate 2.45
percent		 2.45 2.45 2.45 2.5 2.45
TRADE Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Balance of Trade -29.80
CFA Franc Billion		 -23.58 -25.68 -23.58 -25.68 -25.68
Exports 4.10
CFA Franc Billion		 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.74
Imports 33.90
CFA Franc Billion		 30.33 32.43 30.33 32.43 32.42
Current Account -14.90
CFA Franc Billion		 -38.3 -35.27 -35.97 -36.67 -38.66
Current Account to GDP -9.70
percent		 -9.5 -9.5 -8.2 -8.2 -7.6
Terrorism Index 6.39
 6.46 6.75 6.97 7.19 7.83
GOVERNMENT Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Government Debt to GDP 38.80
percent		 40 40 47 47 43
Government Budget -0.10
percent of GDP		 -0.51 -2 -0.32 -0.34 -2.5
BUSINESS Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Internet Speed 1444.77
KBps		 1560 1681 1671 1580 1600
IP Addresses 525.00
IP		 568 569 568 567 566
Ease of Doing Business 184.00
 187 187 187 187 187
Corruption Index 23.00
Points		 22 22 22 22 22
Corruption Rank 156.00
 154 155 154 153 148
TAXES Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Sales Tax Rate 19.00
percent		 19 19 19 19 19
CLIMATE Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Precipitation 9.61
mm		 219 75.72 28.24 116 117
Temperature 23.56
celsius		 24.42 24.52 26.21 25.82 25.89