Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Central African Republic

Budget balance in the Central African Republic in 2031 — -9.6%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 188. Since 1987, the indicator has fallen by 5 pp.

2031 -9.6% −0.9 pp vs 2030
World rank 180of 188
Period maximum 8.6%2006
Period minimum -9.6%2031

Trend over time

1987–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Central African Republic, 1987–2031-10-5051019871992199720022007201220172022202720311987: -4.6%1988: -3.7%1989: -3.2%1990: -6.6%1991: -8%1992: -7.3%1993: -5.7%1994: -7.6%1995: -4.8%1996: -1.1%1997: -1.6%1998: 0%1999: -0.5%2000: -2%2001: -0.9%2002: -1.2%2003: -3.1%2004: -1.7%2005: -4.4%2006: 8.6%2007: 1%2008: -1.2%2009: -0.5%2010: -1.3%2011: -2.1%2012: -0.8%2013: -2.3%2014: -3%2015: -0.5%2016: 1.2%2017: -1%2018: -0.9%2019: 1.3%2020: -3.2%2021: -5.7%2022: -5.1%2023: -3.4%2024: -5%2025: -5.5%2026: -5%2027: -6.2%2028: -7.1%2029: -7.8%2030: -8.7%2031: -9.6%
Change over the period: −5 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic -9.6%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Middle Africa computed -2.47%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -9.6 −0.9 pp
2030 -8.7 −0.9 pp
2029 -7.8 −0.7 pp
2028 -7.1 −0.9 pp
2027 -6.2 −1.2 pp
2026 -5 +0.5 pp
2025 -5.5 −0.5 pp
2024 -5 −1.6 pp
2023 -3.4 +1.7 pp
2022 -5.1 +0.6 pp
2021 -5.7 −2.5 pp
2020 -3.2 −4.5 pp
2019 1.3 +2.2 pp
2018 -0.9 +0.1 pp
2017 -1 −2.2 pp
2016 1.2 +1.7 pp
2015 -0.5 +2.5 pp
2014 -3 −0.7 pp
2013 -2.3 −1.5 pp
2012 -0.8 +1.3 pp
2011 -2.1 −0.8 pp
2010 -1.3 −0.8 pp
2009 -0.5 +0.7 pp
2008 -1.2 −2.2 pp
2007 1 −7.6 pp
2006 8.6 +13 pp
2005 -4.4 −2.7 pp
2004 -1.7 +1.4 pp
2003 -3.1 −1.9 pp
2002 -1.2 −0.3 pp
2001 -0.9 +1.1 pp
2000 -2 −1.5 pp
1999 -0.5 −0.5 pp
1998 0 +1.6 pp
1997 -1.6 −0.5 pp
1996 -1.1 +3.7 pp
1995 -4.8 +2.8 pp
1994 -7.6 −1.9 pp
1993 -5.7 +1.6 pp
1992 -7.3 +0.7 pp
1991 -8 −1.4 pp
1990 -6.6 −3.4 pp
1989 -3.2 +0.5 pp
1988 -3.7 +0.9 pp
1987 -4.6

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.