External debt — all countries

External debt — Central African Republic

External debt in the Central African Republic in 2024 — 1,045,905,200 US$. Ranked 14 in the world out of 118. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 4,232.3%.

2024 1.05B US$ −3.47% vs 2023
World rank 14of 118
Period maximum 1.11B US$2021
Period minimum 24.14M US$1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

External debt — Central African Republic, 1970–20240500M1B1.5B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 24,142,240 US$1971: 28,420,021 US$1972: 36,809,736 US$1973: 56,151,761 US$1974: 68,570,794 US$1975: 79,160,192 US$1976: 94,577,876 US$1977: 131,960,067 US$1978: 142,360,555 US$1979: 157,822,458 US$1980: 194,665,447 US$1981: 233,383,988 US$1982: 253,472,381 US$1983: 257,907,898 US$1984: 263,621,787 US$1985: 343,526,726 US$1986: 461,863,129 US$1987: 617,836,346 US$1988: 668,836,055 US$1989: 693,537,146 US$1990: 698,505,035 US$1991: 794,180,184 US$1992: 813,886,189 US$1993: 875,128,943 US$1994: 888,050,751 US$1995: 945,983,160 US$1996: 932,746,933 US$1997: 882,958,613 US$1998: 918,825,269 US$1999: 924,194,363 US$2000: 869,008,795 US$2001: 834,810,718 US$2002: 1,068,420,601 US$2003: 1,049,087,826 US$2004: 1,101,576,592 US$2005: 1,043,682,987 US$2006: 1,047,458,554 US$2007: 1,027,670,390 US$2008: 996,791,752 US$2009: 549,290,216 US$2010: 655,032,073 US$2011: 620,505,554 US$2012: 626,782,829 US$2013: 650,766,057 US$2014: 712,774,620 US$2015: 740,289,908 US$2016: 743,898,468 US$2017: 772,718,360 US$2018: 835,250,129 US$2019: 867,729,783 US$2020: 907,746,512 US$2021: 1,111,435,662 US$2022: 1,045,511,289 US$2023: 1,083,496,567 US$2024: 1,045,905,200 US$
Change over the period: +1.02B (+4,232.26%) Average annual rate: 7.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Central African Republic 1.05B US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 903B US$
Middle Africa computed 105B US$
Low-income countries computed 243B US$
External debt — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 1.05B −37.59M −3.47%
2023 1.08B +37.99M +3.63%
2022 1.05B −65.92M −5.93%
2021 1.11B +204M +22.44%
2020 908M +40.02M +4.61%
2019 868M +32.48M +3.89%
2018 835M +62.53M +8.09%
2017 773M +28.82M +3.87%
2016 744M +3.61M +0.49%
2015 740M +27.52M +3.86%
2014 713M +62.01M +9.53%
2013 651M +23.98M +3.83%
2012 627M +6.28M +1.01%
2011 621M −34.53M −5.27%
2010 655M +106M +19.25%
2009 549M −448M −44.89%
2008 997M −30.88M −3%
2007 1.03B −19.79M −1.89%
2006 1.05B +3.78M +0.36%
2005 1.04B −57.89M −5.26%
2004 1.1B +52.49M +5%
2003 1.05B −19.33M −1.81%
2002 1.07B +234M +27.98%
2001 835M −34.2M −3.94%
2000 869M −55.19M −5.97%
1999 924M +5.37M +0.58%
1998 919M +35.87M +4.06%
1997 883M −49.79M −5.34%
1996 933M −13.24M −1.4%
1995 946M +57.93M +6.52%
1994 888M +12.92M +1.48%
1993 875M +61.24M +7.52%
1992 814M +19.71M +2.48%
1991 794M +95.68M +13.7%
1990 699M +4.97M +0.72%
1989 694M +24.7M +3.69%
1988 669M +51M +8.25%
1987 618M +156M +33.77%
1986 462M +118M +34.45%
1985 344M +79.9M +30.31%
1984 264M +5.71M +2.22%
1983 258M +4.44M +1.75%
1982 253M +20.09M +8.61%
1981 233M +38.72M +19.89%
1980 195M +36.84M +23.34%
1979 158M +15.46M +10.86%
1978 142M +10.4M +7.88%
1977 132M +37.38M +39.53%
1976 94.58M +15.42M +19.48%
1975 79.16M +10.59M +15.44%
1974 68.57M +12.42M +22.12%
1973 56.15M +19.34M +52.55%
1972 36.81M +8.39M +29.52%
1971 28.42M +4.28M +17.72%
1970 24.14M

About the indicator

Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.

Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.