Country export capability

Central African Republic
export capability

A reported view of Central African Republic's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

CAF1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$206.7M2024 reported value
Latest imports$579.4M2024 reported value
Trade balance-$372.7MExports minus imports
Export growth+24.4%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Central African Republic export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Central African Republic recorded $206.7M in exports and $579.4M in imports. The resulting -$372.7M trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +24.4% year on year and show a calculated +22.7% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

United Arab Emirates received $102.2M in reported exports, representing 49.4% of the latest country total. Precious stones and metals was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $115.9M and 56.1% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Central African Republic's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$2.8B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$516.2Current-dollar GDP
Population5.3MReported population
Labor force2.2KReported labor force
Investment rate13.5%National investment rate
Savings rate-1%National savings rate
Trade openness63.4%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP16.7%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education27.1%Education context
Tertiary education2%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Central African Republic
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
PakistanPAKHigh attention98.8%0%40.1%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
ChinaCHNHigh attention93.6%56.4%28.8%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
Sri LankaLKAHigh attention100%0%22%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
United Arab EmiratesAREWatch11%4%5.2%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
BelgiumBELHigh attention89.8%87.1%0.9%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
TunisiaTUNHigh attention98.8%0%27%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
PolandPOLHigh attention92.3%0%12.3%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
TurkeyTURStable0%0.4%8.8%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
GermanyDEUStable0%73.1%0.9%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
EgyptEGYStable0%0%33.7%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Central African Republic
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Stable +10.5%
2ChinaHS6 710812 · Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$80.8B$64.9B0%Growing +2.4%
3ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Accelerating +4%
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating -8.8%
5IndiaHS6 710812 · Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$53.8B$33.8B0%Declining +36.1%
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847130 · Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$42.7B$33.3B0%Accelerating +6.2%
7China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$30.3B$32.7B0%Declining -14.5%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 870323 · Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc$91.2B$28.7B0%Growing -3.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Central African Republic.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Central African Republic
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
17108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$88.4M42.8%2
28803HS4 detail codeAircraft (88) ↗$30.1M14.6%4
37102HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$27.2M13.2%4
44403HS4 detail codeWood and wood articles (44) ↗$23.3M11.3%15
58802HS4 detail codeAircraft (88) ↗$11.9M5.8%4
64407HS4 detail codeWood and wood articles (44) ↗$10.1M4.9%16
78529HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$2.9M1.4%2
86909HS4 detail codeCeramic products (69) ↗$1.9M0.9%4
98306HS4 detail codeMiscellaneous base-metal articles (83) ↗$1.2M0.6%3
108703HS4 detail codeVehicles (87) ↗$971.0K0.5%14
115201HS4 detail codeCotton (52) ↗$764.8K0.4%1
124418HS4 detail codeWood and wood articles (44) ↗$722.0K0.3%9

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Central African Republic combines $206.7M in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Central African Republic recorded $206.7M in reported exports and $579.4M in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $372.7M. Exports changed +24.4% year on year and +22.7% annualized over three years. Precious stones and metals (HS2 71) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Central African Republic exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Central African Republic
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1United Arab EmiratesARE$102.2M49.4%+6.2%+46.2%
2PakistanPAK$23.0M11.1%+8,363.9%+194.8%
3ChinaCHN$22.0M10.6%+11.9%-8.6%
4Sri LankaLKA$12.9M6.2%+755,121.3%+2,464.3%
5BelgiumBEL$9.2M4.5%+20.3%+19.9%
6TunisiaTUN$7.6M3.7%+6,226.5%+1,411.7%
7IndiaIND$5.7M2.8%+356.8%+339.8%
8TurkeyTUR$5.0M2.4%-24.8%+42.2%
9PortugalPRT$2.5M1.2%+44.8%-1.1%
10PolandPOL$2.3M1.1%+115.5%+165.8%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$103.4M
2014
$70.6M
2015
$72.8M
2016
$133.5M
2017
$135.1M
2018
$96.2M
2019
$74.1M
2020
$110.6M
2021
$111.8M
2022
$139.8M
2023
$166.1M
2024
$206.7M

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets4Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners7Country context
Shared-language partners41Country context
Average partner distance7,167 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA1.5%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share44.6%

Covered value under attention

Critical share0%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak13.7%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports0.3%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: Market access exposure.

Momentum score23.9

History-based indicator

Partner concentration2,773.8

Partner HHI

Product concentration2,285.6

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3CAF
Exports Usd$206.7M
Imports Usd$579.4M
Trade Balance Usd-$372.7M
Yoy Exports Growth Pct24.4%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct1.1%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct22.7%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct7.5%
Export Partner Hhi2,773.8
Export Product Hhi2,285.6
Momentum Score23.9
Risk Score25.3
Gdp Million Usd2,751.49 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$516.2
Population5,330,690
Labor Force2,211.1
Investment Rate Pct13.5%
Savings Rate Pct-1%
Secondary Education Pct27.1%
Tertiary Education Pct2%
Total Factor Productivity63.6
Trade Openness Pct63.4%
Exports Gdp Pct16.7%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners4
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners7
Num Shared Language Partners41
Avg Partner Distance Km7,167 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta1
Pct Partners Shared Language15
Pct Partners Shared Border3
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km7,195
Num Border Partners120
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.9
Pct Products High Elasticity71
Pct Products Low Elasticity2
Real Market Potential25,018.9
Foreign Market Potential12,906.4

Exposure fields

Country Iso3CAF
All History Lane Count769
Current Lane Count53
Critical Lane Count0
High Attention Lane Count9
High Volatility Lane Count24
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count25
Declining Demand Lane Count2
Concentrated Market Lane Count27
Access Friction Lane Count13
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count2
Monitored Exports Current Usd$177.9M
Attention Exports Usd$79.3M
Critical Exports Usd$0.0
High Volatility Exports Usd$126.2M
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$30.9M
Non Fta Exports Usd$177.4M
Monitored Attention Share Pct44.6%
Monitored Critical Share Pct0%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct0.3%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.4
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct13.7%
Export Weighted Distance Km5,499 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$206.7M
Total Imports Latest Usd$579.4M
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$372.7M
Exports Yoy Latest Pct24.4%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct22.7%
Gdp Latest Million Usd2,751.49 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$516.2
Population Latest5,330,690
Investment Rate Latest Pct13.5%
Savings Rate Latest Pct-1%
Trade Openness Latest Pct63.4%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct16.7%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest4
Foreign Market Potential Latest12,906.4
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct4.4%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct2.8%
Population 5y Cagr Pct1.5%
Partner Hhi Latest2,773.8
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct49.4%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct71.2%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,937
Partner Hhi All Max4,808.6
Product Hhi Latest2,285.6
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct42.8%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct68.4%
Product Hhi All Avg2,031.1
Product Hhi All Max4,717.1
Total Exports Attention Share Pct38.4%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct0%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverMarket access exposure
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$77.6M$179.2M-$101.6MNot reportedNot reported
1996$60.4M$124.9M-$64.6M-22.2%Not reported
1997$64.5M$96.0M-$31.5M+6.8%Not reported
1998$84.6M$110.1M-$25.6M+31.2%+2.9%
1999$178.2M$102.6M$75.6M+110.8%+43.5%
2000$179.5M$82.2M$97.2M+0.7%+40.7%
2001$138.7M$79.1M$59.6M-22.7%+17.9%
2002$138.3M$84.0M$54.3M-0.3%-8.1%
2003$115.8M$103.6M$12.2M-16.3%-13.6%
2004$128.1M$137.0M-$8.8M+10.7%-2.6%
2005$135.0M$165.7M-$30.7M+5.4%-0.8%
2006$120.3M$179.7M-$59.5M-10.9%+1.3%
2007$136.8M$224.1M-$87.3M+13.7%+2.2%
2008$146.2M$314.6M-$168.4M+6.9%+2.7%
2009$102.1M$229.7M-$127.6M-30.2%-5.3%
2010$130.3M$400.2M-$269.9M+27.6%-1.6%
2011$121.0M$695.4M-$574.5M-7.1%-6.1%
2012$156.1M$340.6M-$184.5M+29.1%+15.2%
2013$103.4M$373.8M-$270.4M-33.8%-7.4%
2014$70.6M$265.3M-$194.7M-31.7%-16.4%
2015$72.8M$358.6M-$285.8M+3.1%-22.4%
2016$133.5M$291.5M-$158.0M+83.3%+8.9%
2017$135.1M$332.7M-$197.6M+1.2%+24.1%
2018$96.2M$358.3M-$262.1M-28.8%+9.7%
2019$74.1M$443.2M-$369.0M-22.9%-17.8%
2020$110.6M$443.1M-$332.5M+49.2%-6.4%
2021$111.8M$466.3M-$354.5M+1.1%+5.1%
2022$139.8M$616.7M-$477.0M+25%+23.5%
2023$166.1M$573.2M-$407.1M+18.8%+14.5%
2024$206.7M$579.4M-$372.7M+24.4%+22.7%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
171Precious stones and metals$115.9M56.1%1517
288Aircraft$42.0M20.3%811
344Wood and wood articles$34.3M16.6%4191
485Electrical machinery$3.3M1.6%55242
587Vehicles$2.1M1%2575
669Ceramic products$1.9M0.9%626
783Miscellaneous base-metal articles$1.2M0.6%732
852Cotton$868.3K0.4%219
984Machinery$868.1K0.4%45507
1072Iron and steel$641.0K0.3%9104

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
17108Precious stones and metals (71)$88.4M42.8%2
28803Aircraft (88)$30.1M14.6%4
37102Precious stones and metals (71)$27.2M13.2%4
44403Wood and wood articles (44)$23.3M11.3%15
58802Aircraft (88)$11.9M5.8%4
64407Wood and wood articles (44)$10.1M4.9%16
78529Electrical machinery (85)$2.9M1.4%2
86909Ceramic products (69)$1.9M0.9%4
98306Miscellaneous base-metal articles (83)$1.2M0.6%3
108703Vehicles (87)$971.0K0.5%14
115201Cotton (52)$764.8K0.4%1
124418Wood and wood articles (44)$722.0K0.3%9

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1United Arab EmiratesARE$102.2M49.4%+6.2%+46.2%
2PakistanPAK$23.0M11.1%+8,363.9%+194.8%
3ChinaCHN$22.0M10.6%+11.9%-8.6%
4Sri LankaLKA$12.9M6.2%+755,121.3%+2,464.3%
5BelgiumBEL$9.2M4.5%+20.3%+19.9%
6TunisiaTUN$7.6M3.7%+6,226.5%+1,411.7%
7IndiaIND$5.7M2.8%+356.8%+339.8%
8TurkeyTUR$5.0M2.4%-24.8%+42.2%
9PortugalPRT$2.5M1.2%+44.8%-1.1%
10PolandPOL$2.3M1.1%+115.5%+165.8%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Pakistan (PAK)High attention98.8%0%40.1%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
2China (CHN)High attention93.6%56.4%28.8%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
3Sri Lanka (LKA)High attention100%0%22%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
4United Arab Emirates (ARE)Watch11%4%5.2%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
5Belgium (BEL)High attention89.8%87.1%0.9%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
6Tunisia (TUN)High attention98.8%0%27%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
7Poland (POL)High attention92.3%0%12.3%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
8Turkey (TUR)Stable0%0.4%8.8%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
9Germany (DEU)Stable0%73.1%0.9%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
10Egypt (EGY)Stable0%0%33.7%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Poland (POL)690919new$301.1M0.6%100
2Netherlands (NLD)220890new$147.9M0.1%100
3United Arab Emirates (ARE)711291new$333.9M0.1%100
4Luxembourg (LUX)846420new$2.4M5.1%100
5Sri Lanka (LKA)880230new$12.1M99.1%100
6Sri Lanka (LKA)830621new$977.3K96.1%100
7Slovakia (SVK)722540new$39.4M1.4%100
8Egypt (EGY)870333new$6.3M9.4%100
9Egypt (EGY)870422new$58.0M0.8%100
10Tunisia (TUN)880390new$25.0M29.8%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Stable (+10.5%)
2China (CHN)710812$80.8B$64.9B0%Growing (+2.4%)
3China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Accelerating (+4%)
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating (-8.8%)
5India (IND)710812$53.8B$33.8B0%Declining (+36.1%)
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847130$42.7B$33.3B0%Accelerating (+6.2%)
7China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG)851712$30.3B$32.7B0%Declining (-14.5%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)870323$91.2B$28.7B0%Growing (-3.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Central African Republic export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Central African Republic export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Central African Republic.

What is the latest reported export value for Central African Republic?

Central African Republic recorded $206.7M in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Central African Republic?

United Arab Emirates leads by reported export value at $102.2M in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Central African Republic's exports?

Precious stones and metals leads by reported value at $115.9M. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Central African Republic trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.