Central African Republic - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 2.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.38 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.53
1963 0.76
1964 1.69
1965 0.74
1966 1.72
1967 1.59
1968 1.55
1969 3.09
1970 3.71
1971 1.24
1972 1.25
1973 0.90
1974 2.02
1975 0.57
1976 1.46
1977 1.05
1978 1.19
1979 0.41
1980 0.02
1981 0.09
1982 1.50
1985 0.42
1986 0.42
1987 0.22
1988 1.29
1989 0.63
1990 0.21
1991 0.30
1992 0.37
1993 0.47
1994 0.31
1995 0.47
1996 0.27
1997 2.37
1998 2.40
1999 3.01
2000 1.54
2001 0.91
2002 1.22
2003 1.20
2004 1.19
2005 0.97
2006 0.16
2007 2.71
2008 3.30
2009 3.71
2010 5.04
2011 4.65
2012 4.36
2013 3.84
2014 2.89
2015 11.38
2016 2.97
2017 4.44
2018 3.02
2019 2.80
2020 2.78

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Central African Republic was 602,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 606,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 20,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 20,000,000
1961 22,000,000
1962 25,000,000
1963 26,000,000
1964 30,000,000
1965 27,000,000
1966 35,000,000
1967 44,000,000
1968 40,000,000
1969 38,000,000
1970 34,000,000
1971 33,000,000
1972 34,000,000
1973 52,000,000
1974 46,000,000
1975 69,000,000
1976 55,000,000
1977 63,000,000
1978 57,000,000
1979 70,000,000
1980 81,000,000
1981 95,000,000
1982 123,000,000
1983 77,000,000
1984 87,000,000
1985 113,000,000
1986 167,000,000
1987 204,000,000
1988 201,000,000
1989 150,000,000
1990 154,000,000
1991 92,000,000
1992 145,000,000
1993 125,000,000
1994 139,000,000
1995 175,000,000
1996 141,000,000
1997 141,000,000
1998 146,000,000
1999 131,000,000
2000 117,000,000
2001 107,000,000
2002 120,000,000
2003 118,000,000
2004 151,000,000
2005 175,000,000
2006 203,000,000
2007 249,000,000
2008 300,000,000
2009 270,000,000
2010 300,000,000
2011 310,000,000
2012 323,000,000
2013 213,000,000
2014 406,000,000
2015 346,000,000
2016 399,000,000
2017 488,000,000
2018 606,000,000
2019 603,000,000
2020 602,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 52.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 100.00 in 1961, while its lowest value was 27.46 in 2005.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 86.73
1961 100.00
1963 87.12
1964 86.78
1965 87.13
1966 86.78
1967 88.38
1968 91.24
1969 84.16
1970 85.53
1971 89.77
1972 87.54
1973 91.90
1974 90.85
1975 82.08
1976 78.99
1977 86.15
1978 88.74
1979 90.79
1980 87.68
1981 78.15
1982 81.92
1983 88.23
1984 87.19
1985 84.27
1986 84.27
1987 79.51
1988 76.85
1989 73.49
1990 68.88
1991 70.33
1992 66.63
1993 73.24
1994 58.64
1995 73.45
1996 47.25
1997 59.54
1998 57.85
1999 57.92
2000 63.85
2001 65.44
2002 64.15
2003 57.47
2004 34.15
2005 27.46
2006 51.23
2007 48.39
2008 60.37
2009 62.21
2010 54.88
2011 67.49
2012 54.17
2013 60.87
2014 62.14
2015 55.29
2016 68.55
2017 64.57
2018 49.64
2019 45.91
2020 52.15

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 33.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 40.14 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.04
1963 1.14
1964 2.03
1965 1.47
1966 2.01
1967 2.05
1968 1.29
1969 3.09
1970 3.26
1971 0.97
1972 1.44
1973 1.16
1974 2.19
1975 1.19
1976 1.69
1977 1.76
1978 2.30
1979 1.24
1980 0.09
1981 0.75
1982 2.06
1985 5.97
1986 5.97
1987 1.57
1988 2.58
1989 4.08
1990 3.87
1991 2.29
1992 1.89
1993 1.55
1994 1.27
1995 1.63
1996 8.44
1997 5.67
1998 10.21
1999 7.91
2000 3.50
2001 3.45
2002 4.45
2003 6.41
2004 4.39
2005 3.94
2006 2.17
2007 13.29
2008 17.12
2009 20.20
2010 27.29
2011 12.66
2012 28.51
2013 22.92
2014 22.50
2015 22.85
2016 18.49
2017 16.67
2018 32.18
2019 40.14
2020 33.14

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 16.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 16.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1966 0.29
1969 0.44
1970 0.77
1971 0.32
1972 0.11
1973 0.02
1974 0.02
1975 0.43
1976 0.21
1977 1.06
1978 0.73
1979 0.50
1980 0.07
1981 0.42
1982 0.66
1985 3.10
1986 3.10
1987 0.63
1988 0.52
1989 0.55
1990 0.60
1991 1.22
1992 0.90
1993 0.81
1994 0.42
1995 0.69
1996 6.07
1997 1.92
1998 1.96
1999 2.82
2000 1.47
2001 1.76
2002 2.76
2003 3.06
2004 2.80
2005 2.65
2006 0.75
2007 7.45
2008 10.31
2009 12.74
2010 14.60
2011 9.08
2012 14.22
2013 9.84
2014 11.16
2015 8.54
2016 10.35
2017 9.83
2018 13.76
2019 15.39
2020 16.01

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 0.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 3.01 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 0.00
1977 0.00
1981 0.01
1985 0.00
1986 0.00
1987 0.10
1989 0.01
1991 0.03
1992 0.06
1993 0.09
1994 0.14
1995 0.07
1996 1.10
1997 0.75
1998 3.01
1999 2.31
2000 0.06
2001 0.16
2002 0.57
2003 0.83
2004 0.14
2005 0.36
2006 1.30
2007 1.35
2008 0.85
2009 0.75
2010 0.41
2011 0.13
2012 1.08
2013 0.82
2014 0.22
2015 0.09
2016 0.51
2017 0.38
2018 1.07
2019 1.24
2020 0.96

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 2.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 5.50 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1965 0.74
1970 0.00
1972 0.08
1973 0.08
1974 0.05
1975 0.05
1976 0.09
1977 0.12
1978 0.36
1979 0.16
1981 0.04
1982 0.04
1985 0.44
1986 0.44
1987 0.65
1988 0.93
1989 0.81
1990 0.82
1991 0.65
1992 0.39
1993 0.22
1994 0.27
1995 0.24
1996 0.04
1997 0.21
1998 0.22
1999 0.28
2000 0.36
2001 0.02
2002 0.09
2003 1.48
2004 0.44
2005 0.08
2006 0.01
2007 1.87
2008 2.71
2009 2.83
2010 3.38
2011 0.32
2012 4.97
2013 5.50
2014 1.14
2015 0.66
2016 2.08
2017 2.04
2018 1.09
2019 1.61
2020 2.33

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 0.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.05 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.53
1963 0.76
1964 2.03
1965 0.74
1966 1.72
1967 1.82
1968 1.29
1969 2.41
1970 2.25
1971 0.58
1972 1.19
1973 1.00
1974 2.05
1975 0.57
1976 1.26
1977 0.53
1978 1.19
1979 0.41
1980 0.02
1981 0.07
1982 1.19
1985 0.37
1986 0.37
1987 0.16
1988 0.17
1989 0.55
1990 0.16
1991 0.25
1992 0.37
1993 0.43
1994 0.31
1995 0.47
1996 0.58
1997 2.44
1998 1.29
1999 1.81
2000 1.39
2001 0.82
2002 1.03
2003 1.04
2004 0.93
2005 0.83
2006 0.10
2007 1.53
2008 1.96
2009 2.59
2010 3.16
2011 1.72
2012 2.34
2013 2.29
2014 1.63
2015 9.05
2016 0.60
2017 0.92
2018 0.42
2019 0.27
2020 0.20

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 13.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.63 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2003.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.51
1963 0.38
1967 0.23
1969 0.24
1970 0.24
1971 0.07
1972 0.06
1973 0.06
1974 0.06
1975 0.14
1976 0.13
1977 0.03
1978 0.02
1979 0.17
1981 0.21
1982 0.16
1985 2.05
1986 2.05
1987 0.04
1988 0.96
1989 2.16
1990 2.30
1991 0.13
1992 0.17
1994 0.13
1995 0.17
1996 0.65
1997 0.35
1998 3.73
1999 0.68
2000 0.22
2001 0.69
2003 0.00
2004 0.07
2005 0.01
2006 0.01
2007 1.08
2008 1.30
2009 1.28
2010 5.74
2011 1.42
2012 5.90
2013 4.47
2014 8.34
2015 4.51
2016 4.95
2017 3.49
2018 15.84
2019 21.63
2020 13.63

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 13.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.89 in 1996, while its lowest value was 2.33 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.10
1963 5.30
1964 5.42
1965 4.78
1966 4.31
1967 3.64
1968 4.12
1969 2.64
1970 5.68
1971 3.55
1972 3.97
1973 5.05
1974 4.41
1975 5.18
1976 13.72
1977 10.65
1978 5.38
1979 6.08
1980 5.85
1981 7.41
1982 14.78
1983 2.33
1984 2.94
1985 6.45
1986 6.45
1987 16.70
1988 18.11
1989 19.88
1990 24.43
1991 15.64
1992 13.02
1993 10.51
1994 11.47
1995 11.01
1996 29.89
1997 19.54
1998 17.42
1999 17.99
2000 19.22
2001 19.00
2002 16.89
2003 14.11
2004 9.69
2005 28.09
2006 4.76
2007 16.71
2008 22.34
2009 17.14
2010 16.69
2011 18.01
2012 15.35
2013 14.40
2014 15.00
2015 21.61
2016 12.38
2017 17.93
2018 16.72
2019 12.50
2020 13.23

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 1.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.77 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.12
1961 0.00
1963 6.44
1964 5.76
1965 6.62
1966 6.90
1967 5.92
1968 3.35
1969 10.11
1970 5.54
1971 5.71
1972 7.06
1973 1.89
1974 2.55
1975 11.54
1976 5.59
1977 1.44
1978 3.58
1979 1.88
1980 6.38
1981 13.69
1982 1.25
1983 9.44
1984 9.87
1985 3.32
1986 3.32
1987 2.22
1988 2.46
1989 2.55
1990 2.82
1991 11.75
1992 18.45
1993 14.70
1994 28.62
1995 13.90
1996 14.42
1997 15.25
1998 14.51
1999 16.18
2000 13.43
2001 12.11
2002 14.51
2003 22.01
2004 51.77
2005 40.52
2006 41.84
2007 21.61
2008 0.17
2009 0.45
2010 1.14
2011 1.84
2012 1.97
2013 1.80
2014 0.36
2015 0.25
2016 0.57
2017 0.82
2018 1.45
2019 1.45
2020 1.48

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Central African Republic was $451,802,500 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $456,638,100 in 2015 and $1,400,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $19,600,000
1961 $1,400,000
1963 $26,400,000
1964 $29,500,000
1965 $27,200,000
1966 $34,800,000
1967 $43,900,000
1968 $38,800,000
1969 $37,648,000
1970 $32,991,000
1971 $33,368,000
1972 $33,863,000
1973 $50,240,000
1974 $45,747,000
1975 $67,541,000
1976 $54,605,000
1977 $63,068,000
1978 $55,890,000
1979 $68,390,000
1980 $78,922,000
1981 $97,334,000
1982 $112,951,000
1983 $64,514,000
1984 $66,792,000
1985 $92,967,000
1986 $185,888,700
1987 $115,689,700
1988 $138,599,000
1989 $167,336,400
1990 $183,676,200
1991 $158,834,800
1992 $163,250,300
1993 $125,578,100
1994 $131,957,000
1995 $188,727,900
1996 $176,388,700
1997 $134,093,000
1998 $161,518,700
1999 $153,782,100
2000 $71,054,630
2001 $68,021,140
2002 $60,017,030
2003 $100,653,900
2004 $179,287,600
2005 $187,062,500
2006 $140,511,000
2007 $197,974,000
2008 $185,103,100
2009 $211,775,800
2010 $209,997,900
2011 $214,796,200
2012 $217,650,500
2013 $129,909,800
2014 $308,061,800
2015 $456,638,100
2016 $401,560,500
2017 $418,904,500
2018 $384,509,900
2019 $456,514,300
2020 $451,802,500

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Central African Republic was 13.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.89 in 1996, while its lowest value was 2.33 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.10
1963 5.30
1964 5.42
1965 4.78
1966 4.31
1967 3.64
1968 4.12
1969 2.64
1970 5.68
1971 3.55
1972 3.97
1973 5.05
1974 4.41
1975 5.18
1976 13.72
1977 10.65
1978 5.38
1979 6.08
1980 5.85
1981 7.41
1982 14.78
1983 2.33
1984 2.94
1985 6.45
1986 6.45
1987 16.70
1988 18.11
1989 19.88
1990 24.43
1991 15.64
1992 13.02
1993 10.51
1994 11.47
1995 11.01
1996 29.89
1997 19.54
1998 17.42
1999 17.99
2000 19.22
2001 19.00
2002 16.89
2003 14.11
2004 9.69
2005 28.09
2006 4.76
2007 16.71
2008 22.34
2009 17.14
2010 16.69
2011 18.01
2012 15.35
2013 14.40
2014 15.00
2015 21.61
2016 12.38
2017 17.93
2018 16.72
2019 12.50
2020 13.23

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports