Central African Republic

Central African Republic is the official name of Central African Republic, in Central Africa. The capital is Bangui. The currency is the Central African CFA franc (XAF).

Central African Republic is listed here in African Union and CEMAC. A bloc is left off when membership is in doubt.

Central African Republic is landlocked. Seaborne cargo moves through Douala. Those are transit ports, not domestic seaports.

Population, output and inflation on this page are the latest World Bank values. Exports, imports and partners are UN Comtrade merchandise figures when the public preview published a row. The currency line uses the European Central Bank reference rate, or the official peg where the currency is fixed.

World Bank merchandise exports were $255 million in 2025. Merchandise imports were $573 million in 2025. These are goods totals, not a forecast. The product and partner tables, when shown, are the UN Comtrade breakdown of the same trade.