Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Central African Republic

Imports of goods and services in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 1,029,045,766 US$. Ranked 130 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,584.2%.

2025 1.03B US$ +19.01% vs 2024
World rank 130of 138
Period maximum 1.03B US$2025
Period minimum 38.34M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Central African Republic, 1960–20250500M1B1.5B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38,336,816 US$1962: 46,936,115 US$1964: 57,952,751 US$1966: 67,160,961 US$1968: 75,999,787 US$1970: 78,597,117 US$1972: 77,877,586 US$1974: 121,947,262 US$1976: 132,307,726 US$1978: 206,899,211 US$1980: 327,433,640 US$1982: 256,106,224 US$1984: 226,437,037 US$1986: 321,221,783 US$1988: 316,906,377 US$1990: 372,791,505 US$1992: 372,229,135 US$1994: 212,952,089 US$1996: 258,135,808 US$1998: 274,652,958 US$2000: 231,830,682 US$2002: 200,666,492 US$2004: 244,878,981 US$2006: 322,776,663 US$2008: 467,132,356 US$2010: 488,611,163 US$2012: 539,911,033 US$2014: 690,077,857 US$2016: 651,691,429 US$2018: 748,917,944 US$2020: 799,194,659 US$2022: 784,669,456 US$2024: 864,653,559 US$2025: 1,029,045,766 US$
Change over the period: +991M (+2,584.22%) Average annual rate: 5.19 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central African Republic 1.03B US$
World 33.73T US$
Middle Africa computed 88.2B US$
Low-income countries computed 159B US$
Imports of goods and services — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.03B +164M +19.01%
2024 865M +123M +16.51%
2023 742M −42.56M −5.42%
2022 785M +6.27M +0.81%
2021 778M −20.8M −2.6%
2020 799M +37.06M +4.86%
2019 762M +13.22M +1.77%
2018 749M −77.61M −9.39%
2017 827M +175M +26.83%
2016 652M +39.88M +6.52%
2015 612M −78.27M −11.34%
2014 690M +294M +74.14%
2013 396M −144M −26.61%
2012 540M +19.46M +3.74%
2011 520M +31.84M +6.52%
2010 489M +40.97M +9.15%
2009 448M −19.49M −4.17%
2008 467M +68.26M +17.11%
2007 399M +76.09M +23.57%
2006 323M +32.34M +11.14%
2005 290M +45.55M +18.6%
2004 245M +39.32M +19.13%
2003 206M +4.9M +2.44%
2002 201M −9.86M −4.68%
2001 211M −21.3M −9.19%
2000 232M −7.93M −3.31%
1999 240M −34.89M −12.7%
1998 275M +3.32M +1.23%
1997 271M +13.19M +5.11%
1996 258M −57.02M −18.09%
1995 315M +102M +47.99%
1994 213M −79.75M −27.25%
1993 293M −79.53M −21.37%
1992 372M +12.42M +3.45%
1991 360M −12.98M −3.48%
1990 373M +46.25M +14.17%
1989 327M +9.63M +3.04%
1988 317M −25.98M −7.58%
1987 343M +21.66M +6.74%
1986 321M +47.62M +17.4%
1985 274M +47.17M +20.83%
1984 226M −14.75M −6.11%
1983 241M −14.92M −5.83%
1982 256M +19.46M +8.22%
1981 237M −90.79M −27.73%
1980 327M +81.23M +33%
1979 246M +39.3M +18.99%
1978 207M +32.77M +18.82%
1977 174M +41.82M +31.61%
1976 132M −18.85M −12.47%
1975 151M +29.21M +23.96%
1974 122M +23M +23.25%
1973 98.95M +21.07M +27.05%
1972 77.88M +2.49M +3.3%
1971 75.39M −3.21M −4.08%
1970 78.6M +7.9M +11.17%
1969 70.7M −5.3M −6.97%
1968 76M −829,148 −1.08%
1967 76.83M +9.67M +14.4%
1966 67.16M +10.44M +18.41%
1965 56.72M −1.23M −2.13%
1964 57.95M +8.16M +16.39%
1963 49.79M +2.86M +6.09%
1962 46.94M +2.9M +6.59%
1961 44.03M +5.7M +14.86%
1960 38.34M

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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