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EconomyCentral African Republic
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Economy - overview:
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Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber has accounted for about 16% of export earnings and the diamond industry, for 40%. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Since 2009 the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. The government's additional spending in the run-up to the election in 2011 worsened CAR's fiscal situation. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs. CAR currently lacks an IMF program.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$3.672 billion (2011 est.)
$3.57 billion (2010 est.)
$3.366 billion (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars

GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$800 (2011 est.)
$800 (2010 est.)
$800 (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):
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$2.3 billion (2011 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
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4.1% (2011 est.)
3.3% (2010 est.)
1.7% (2009 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 53.4%
industry: 14.6%
services: 32.1% (2011 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
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12% of GDP (2011 est.)

Population below poverty line:
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NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 33% (2003)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

61.3 (1993)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

2.6% (2011 est.)
1.5% (2010 est.)

Central bank discount rate:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

15% (31 December 2011 est.)
15% (31 December 2010 est.)

Stock of money:
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$241.3 million (31 December 2008)
$218.3 million (31 December 2007)

Stock of money - per capita:
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49 USD per capita

Stock of quasi money:
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$51.65 million (31 December 2008)
$47.57 million (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money - per capita:
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11 USD per capita

Stock of domestic credit:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$492.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$381.4 million (31 December 2010 est.)

Stock of domestic credit - per capita:
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100 USD per capita

Stock of narrow money:
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$369.4 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$304.4 million (31 December 2010 est.)

Stock of broad money:
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$481.9 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$365.1 million (31 December 2010 est.)

Labor force:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

1.926 million (2007)

Labor force participation rate:
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38.91 % of population

Labor force - by occupation:
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void

Unemployment rate:
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8% (2001 est.)
note: 23% unemployment for Bangui

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
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void

Budget:
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revenues: $355.9 million
expenditures: $357.6 million (2011 est.)

Budget revenues per capita:
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72 USD per capita

Taxes and other revenues:
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15.5% of GDP (2011 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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-0.1% of GDP (2011 est.)

Public debt:
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void

Industries:
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gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles

Industrial production growth rate:
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3% (2002)

Electricity - production:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

160 million kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - production per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

33 kWh per capita

Electricity - consumption:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

148.8 million kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - consumption - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

31 kWh per capita

Electricity - exports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 kWh (2009 est.)

Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2009 est.)

Oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Oil - production per capita:
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void

Oil - consumption:
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2,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Oil - consumption - per capita:
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0.15 bbl/year per capita

Oil - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)

Oil - imports:
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2,418 bbl/day (2009 est.)

Oil - proved reserves:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 bbl (1 January 2011 est.)

Natural gas - production:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 cu m (2009 est.)

Natural gas - production per capita:
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void

Natural gas - consumption:
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0 cu m (2009 est.)

Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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void

Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2009 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 cu m (2009 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
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0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)

Agriculture - products:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber

Current account balance:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

-$233.2 million (2011 est.)
-$177.4 million (2010 est.)

Current account balance - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

-47 USD per capita

Exports:
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$168.7 million (2011 est.)
$152.5 million (2010 est.)

Exports per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

35 USD per capita

Exports - commodities:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco

Exports - partners:
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Belgium 25.6%, China 17.5%, Morocco 12.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.1%, France 6.1%, Indonesia 4.9% (2010)

Imports:
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$378.1 million (2011 est.)
$312.2 million (2010 est.)

Imports per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

77 USD per capita

Imports - commodities:
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food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals

Imports - partners:
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Netherlands 27.8%, France 11.9%, Cameroon 8.3%, China 5.1% (2010)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$217.2 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$186 million (31 December 2010 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

44 USD per capita

Debt - external:
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$485.8 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$402.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)

Debt - external - per capita:
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99 USD per capita

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home - per capita:
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void

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad - per capita:
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void

Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$NA

Market value of publicly traded shares - per capita:
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void

Currency (code):
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Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States

Exchange rates:
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Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar -
473.7 (2011 est.)
495.28 (2010 est.)
472.19 (2009)

Fiscal year:
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calendar year
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