The Central African Republic has a GDP of $2.75B compared to $2.03B for San Marino, ranking 171/197 and 180/197 by economy size, respectively.
The Central African Republic has $1.67B in government debt (53% of GDP), compared to $1.42B (62.8% of GDP) in San Marino.
The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.
| Year | GDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|||
| Current $ | Constant $ | Current $ | Constant $ | |
| 1960 | $112,155,598 | $980,371,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | $123,134,583 | $1,028,934,744 | - | - |
| 1962 | $124,482,774 | $990,722,164 | - | - |
| 1963 | $129,379,124 | $983,717,651 | - | - |
| 1964 | $142,025,079 | $1,004,182,172 | - | - |
| 1965 | $150,574,795 | $1,013,697,588 | - | - |
| 1966 | $157,930,018 | $1,020,233,745 | - | - |
| 1967 | $163,820,514 | $1,067,946,130 | - | - |
| 1968 | $191,767,442 | $1,082,941,303 | - | - |
| 1969 | $188,039,210 | $1,159,738,546 | - | - |
| 1970 | $189,106,529 | $1,186,793,864 | - | - |
| 1971 | $201,450,800 | $1,200,207,037 | - | - |
| 1972 | $230,317,883 | $1,200,196,629 | - | - |
| 1973 | $271,183,082 | $1,222,867,623 | - | - |
| 1974 | $281,398,706 | $1,300,385,612 | - | - |
| 1975 | $378,660,016 | $1,305,652,006 | - | - |
| 1976 | $451,152,461 | $1,376,581,800 | - | - |
| 1977 | $507,298,148 | $1,428,977,737 | - | - |
| 1978 | $610,578,632 | $1,446,257,442 | - | - |
| 1979 | $700,764,748 | $1,410,605,203 | - | - |
| 1980 | $797,048,199 | $1,347,429,290 | - | - |
| 1981 | $694,803,623 | $1,326,618,708 | - | - |
| 1982 | $748,312,391 | $1,428,977,737 | - | - |
| 1983 | $658,679,333 | $1,312,851,667 | - | - |
| 1984 | $637,820,670 | $1,437,332,673 | - | - |
| 1985 | $864,849,836 | $1,493,779,883 | - | - |
| 1986 | $1,122,265,013 | $1,547,227,017 | - | - |
| 1987 | $1,200,991,978 | $1,470,809,662 | - | - |
| 1988 | $1,264,899,288 | $1,495,962,938 | - | - |
| 1989 | $1,233,930,281 | $1,525,542,171 | - | - |
| 1990 | $1,440,711,459 | $1,492,780,725 | - | - |
| 1991 | $1,377,374,987 | $1,484,532,469 | - | - |
| 1992 | $1,411,917,553 | $1,389,164,943 | - | - |
| 1993 | $1,278,781,262 | $1,393,822,475 | - | - |
| 1994 | $851,174,357 | $1,462,119,071 | - | - |
| 1995 | $1,115,389,674 | $1,567,392,310 | - | - |
| 1996 | $1,007,791,127 | $1,504,695,161 | - | - |
| 1997 | $937,741,513 | $1,584,443,042 | $976,606,911 | $1,248,966,330 |
| 1998 | $967,338,390 | $1,658,914,120 | $1,048,316,226 | $1,342,209,396 |
| 1999 | $999,477,511 | $1,718,634,612 | $1,109,473,368 | $1,463,670,758 |
| 2000 | $916,777,283 | $1,675,850,365 | $1,007,661,367 | $1,495,569,702 |
| 2001 | $932,648,605 | $1,750,672,710 | $1,059,529,812 | $1,578,997,708 |
| 2002 | $996,068,145 | $1,813,986,527 | $1,148,872,072 | $1,583,905,238 |
| 2003 | $1,142,315,523 | $1,716,076,873 | $1,462,590,267 | $1,645,249,360 |
| 2004 | $1,272,360,517 | $1,818,953,694 | $1,715,340,543 | $1,720,089,190 |
| 2005 | $1,337,894,379 | $1,835,473,623 | $1,786,514,058 | $1,761,803,193 |
| 2006 | $1,461,859,762 | $1,923,045,638 | $1,909,765,165 | $1,829,281,727 |
| 2007 | $1,699,811,295 | $2,011,650,636 | $2,188,654,628 | $1,959,331,267 |
| 2008 | $1,993,407,888 | $2,052,972,574 | $2,403,213,305 | $1,949,516,207 |
| 2009 | $2,067,381,665 | $2,229,266,676 | $2,064,277,126 | $1,748,307,486 |
| 2010 | $2,142,591,540 | $2,332,499,968 | $1,881,191,925 | $1,652,610,655 |
| 2011 | $2,437,982,705 | $2,430,339,369 | $1,813,717,439 | $1,515,199,821 |
| 2012 | $2,510,126,512 | $2,553,162,919 | $1,604,701,299 | $1,408,461,048 |
| 2013 | $1,691,544,110 | $1,624,016,454 | $1,678,741,475 | $1,397,419,106 |
| 2014 | $1,894,813,389 | $1,625,333,053 | $1,673,911,426 | $1,387,604,047 |
| 2015 | $1,695,825,714 | $1,695,825,714 | $1,419,401,071 | $1,419,401,071 |
| 2016 | $1,825,018,145 | $1,776,382,809 | $1,468,343,140 | $1,452,677,592 |
| 2017 | $2,072,349,973 | $1,856,804,601 | $1,528,620,346 | $1,456,429,357 |
| 2018 | $2,220,979,146 | $1,927,167,164 | $1,655,353,653 | $1,478,187,033 |
| 2019 | $2,221,301,351 | $1,986,909,346 | $1,616,340,692 | $1,508,721,723 |
| 2020 | $2,326,720,900 | $2,004,791,530 | $1,541,248,249 | $1,408,423,248 |
| 2021 | $2,516,498,412 | $2,024,497,026 | $1,855,652,786 | $1,604,162,946 |
| 2022 | $2,382,618,615 | $2,033,686,256 | $1,829,211,864 | $1,730,866,818 |
| 2023 | $2,555,492,086 | $2,047,921,418 | $2,027,527,228 | $1,737,823,775 |
| 2024 | $2,751,494,281 | $2,078,640,239 | - | - |
Economic indicators
|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product |
$2.75B
2024 |
$2.03B
2023 |
| GDP rank |
171/197
2024 |
180/197
2023 |
| GDP growth |
7.67%
2023-2024 |
10.8%
2022-2023 |
| GDP per capita |
$516
2024 |
$59,880
2023 |
| GDP per capita rank |
195/197
2024 |
15/197
2023 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$1,263
2024 |
$78,745
2023 |
| Government debt |
$1.67B
2024 |
$1.42B
2023 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
53%
2026 |
62.8%
2026 |
| Government debt per person |
$313
2024 |
$41,845
2023 |
| Government debt per person rank |
178/185
2024 |
13/185
2023 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,261
2026 |
$44,308
2026 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
33.1%
2021 |
n/a |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.1%
2021 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
16.8%
2026 |
21.5%
2026 |
| Consumer prices inflation |
3.3%
2025-2026 |
2%
2025-2026 |
| Unemployment rate |
6.9%
2017 |
4.91%
2022 |
| Population |
5701055
|
34003
|
GDP per capita in Central African Republic vs San Marino
The Central African Republic's GDP per capita is $516, ranking 195/197, compared to $59,880 in San Marino, ranking 15/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), the Central African Republic ranks 195th at $1,263, while San Marino ranks 17th at $78,745.
| Year | Current $ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|||
| GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | |
| 1960 | $65.9 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | $71 | - | - | - |
| 1962 | $70.4 | - | - | - |
| 1963 | $71.8 | - | - | - |
| 1964 | $77.2 | - | - | - |
| 1965 | $80.2 | - | - | - |
| 1966 | $82.3 | - | - | - |
| 1967 | $83.6 | - | - | - |
| 1968 | $95.6 | - | - | - |
| 1969 | $91.7 | - | - | - |
| 1970 | $90.2 | - | - | - |
| 1971 | $94.1 | - | - | - |
| 1972 | $105.5 | - | - | - |
| 1973 | $121.8 | - | - | - |
| 1974 | $124 | - | - | - |
| 1975 | $163.6 | - | - | - |
| 1976 | $192.1 | - | - | - |
| 1977 | $213.8 | - | - | - |
| 1978 | $254.6 | - | - | - |
| 1979 | $289.1 | - | - | - |
| 1980 | $325 | - | - | - |
| 1981 | $280.3 | - | - | - |
| 1982 | $298.4 | - | - | - |
| 1983 | $259.6 | - | - | - |
| 1984 | $248.3 | - | - | - |
| 1985 | $333 | - | - | - |
| 1986 | $426 | - | - | - |
| 1987 | $450 | - | - | - |
| 1988 | $466 | - | - | - |
| 1989 | $443 | - | - | - |
| 1990 | $502 | $620 | - | - |
| 1991 | $465 | $618 | - | - |
| 1992 | $462 | $573 | - | - |
| 1993 | $405 | $570 | - | - |
| 1994 | $261.3 | $592 | - | - |
| 1995 | $333 | $631 | - | - |
| 1996 | $293.3 | $601 | - | - |
| 1997 | $265.5 | $626 | $37,853 | $44,426 |
| 1998 | $266.6 | $645 | $40,127 | $47,679 |
| 1999 | $268 | $660 | $41,932 | $52,064 |
| 2000 | $239.2 | $640 | $37,601 | $53,713 |
| 2001 | $238 | $668 | $39,035 | $57,252 |
| 2002 | $248.6 | $688 | $41,791 | $57,584 |
| 2003 | $278.4 | $648 | $52,530 | $60,224 |
| 2004 | $303 | $690 | $58,232 | $61,114 |
| 2005 | $312 | $702 | $59,878 | $63,739 |
| 2006 | $334 | $743 | $63,271 | $67,434 |
| 2007 | $381 | $783 | $70,124 | $71,744 |
| 2008 | $437 | $798 | $75,902 | $71,724 |
| 2009 | $456 | $877 | $62,429 | $61,970 |
| 2010 | $477 | $936 | $56,543 | $58,926 |
| 2011 | $534 | $980 | $55,601 | $56,240 |
| 2012 | $544 | $1,062 | $47,946 | $51,274 |
| 2013 | $364 | $710 | $50,808 | $50,770 |
| 2014 | $410 | $699 | $51,260 | $52,909 |
| 2015 | $366 | $769 | $43,147 | $52,247 |
| 2016 | $387 | $826 | $44,359 | $53,033 |
| 2017 | $432 | $884 | $45,192 | $52,463 |
| 2018 | $455 | $906 | $47,951 | $54,461 |
| 2019 | $449 | $985 | $46,630 | $57,444 |
| 2020 | $463 | $1,066 | $44,327 | $55,207 |
| 2021 | $492 | $1,129 | $54,176 | $64,745 |
| 2022 | $467 | $1,218 | $54,191 | $75,941 |
| 2023 | $496 | $1,257 | $59,880 | $78,745 |
| 2024 | $516 | $1,263 | - | - |
Spending and national debt comparison
In 2024, the Central African Republic's government spending was $538M, accounting for 16.8% of its GDP, while San Marino's spent $445M, or 21.5% of GDP.
Debt-to-GDP ratio is 53% in the Central African Republic and 62.8% in San Marino, ranking 101/185 and 76/185, respectively.
| Year | % of GDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|||
| Government spending | Government debt | Government spending | Government debt | |
| 1988 | 21.4% | 48.8% | - | - |
| 1989 | 19.6% | 50.9% | - | - |
| 1990 | 22% | 44.6% | - | - |
| 1991 | 22.6% | 55.8% | - | - |
| 1992 | 23.1% | 57.4% | - | - |
| 1993 | 20.6% | 68.2% | - | - |
| 1994 | 22.4% | 103.4% | - | - |
| 1995 | 20.6% | 83.8% | - | - |
| 1996 | 11.7% | 93% | - | - |
| 1997 | 14.5% | 96.1% | - | - |
| 1998 | 18.1% | 85.3% | - | - |
| 1999 | 18.2% | 84.2% | - | - |
| 2000 | 17.2% | 94.7% | - | - |
| 2001 | 14.1% | 103.1% | - | 11.6% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | 98.5% | - | 17.2% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | 95.9% | - | 16.1% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | 99.7% | 19% | 16.9% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | 103% | 19.3% | 14.5% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | 46.7% | 19.7% | 14.2% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | 47.9% | 20.7% | 12.6% |
| 2008 | 16% | 35.8% | 22% | 15.5% |
| 2009 | 16% | 20.3% | 24.8% | 20.1% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | 19.9% | 24.4% | 20% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | 19.7% | 25.4% | 16.6% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | 31.5% | 30.6% | 17.2% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | 51.8% | 30.2% | 23.2% |
| 2014 | 18% | 62.2% | 23.7% | 21% |
| 2015 | 14% | 59.8% | 26.3% | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | 53.9% | 23.4% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | 50.3% | 25.6% | 56.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | 50% | 24.5% | 56.7% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | 48.2% | 22.4% | 56.2% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | 44.4% | 59.2% | 69.8% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | 48.5% | 37.1% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | 51% | 21.7% | 71.3% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | 58.2% | 21.9% | 69.9% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | 60.7% | 22.4% | 65.2% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | 58.3% | 22.1% | 64.1% |
| 2026 | 16.8% | 53% | 21.5% | 62.8% |
Government deficit by year
In 2023, the Central African Republic's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$91.7M, equivalent to -3.59% of GDP. This compares to San Marino's deficit of -$14.9M, or -0.73% of GDP.
Over the past 20 years, the Central African Republic recorded a fiscal deficit in 16 of those years, while San Marino ran a deficit in 13 years. On average, the Central African Republic posted an annual deficit equal to -1.32% of GDP, compared to deficit of -3.8% of GDP for San Marino.
| Year | Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|
| 1988 | -3.72% | - |
| 1989 | -3.25% | - |
| 1990 | -6.6% | - |
| 1991 | -8% | - |
| 1992 | -7.33% | - |
| 1993 | -5.66% | - |
| 1994 | -7.57% | - |
| 1995 | -4.84% | - |
| 1996 | -1.06% | - |
| 1997 | -1.57% | - |
| 1998 | 0.001% | - |
| 1999 | -0.5% | - |
| 2000 | -2.01% | - |
| 2001 | -0.88% | - |
| 2002 | -1.19% | - |
| 2003 | -3.06% | - |
| 2004 | -1.74% | 2.44% |
| 2005 | -4.37% | 3.58% |
| 2006 | 8.58% | 1.51% |
| 2007 | 1.04% | 1.83% |
| 2008 | -1.23% | 0.18% |
| 2009 | -0.54% | -2.46% |
| 2010 | -1.35% | -2.24% |
| 2011 | -2.15% | -4.05% |
| 2012 | -0.78% | -7.08% |
| 2013 | -2.3% | -7.74% |
| 2014 | -3.26% | 1.06% |
| 2015 | -0.59% | -3.32% |
| 2016 | 1.28% | -0.19% |
| 2017 | -1.06% | -3.49% |
| 2018 | -0.97% | -1.56% |
| 2019 | 1.42% | -0.11% |
| 2020 | -3.36% | -37.6% |
| 2021 | -6.02% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | -5.34% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | -3.59% | -0.73% |
| 2024 | -4.98% | -1.85% |
| 2025 | -1.62% | -1.71% |
| 2026 | 0.13% | -1.12% |
Inflation comparison by year
Over the past 24 years, the Central African Republic has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 3.91%, compared with 1.95% in San Marino. In 2026, inflation was 3.3% in the Central African Republic and 2% in San Marino.
| Year | Inflation | |
|---|---|---|
|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|
| 1997 | 1.6% | - |
| 1998 | -2% | - |
| 1999 | -1.6% | - |
| 2000 | 3.4% | - |
| 2001 | 4.1% | - |
| 2002 | 2.3% | - |
| 2003 | 4.4% | 1.3% |
| 2004 | -2.6% | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | 4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 4% | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | 0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | 1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| 2023 | 3% | 5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | 2% |
| 2026 | 3.3% | 2% |
Balance of trade
|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|
|---|---|---|
Current account balance
|
-$24.7M
1994 |
$446M
2023 |
| Current account balance ranking |
81/190
1994 |
64/190
2023 |
| Current account balance, % of GDP |
-2.9%
1994 |
+22%
2023 |
| Goods imports |
$131M
1994 |
$2.25B
2023 |
| Goods exports |
$146M
1994 |
$2.53B
2023 |
| Service imports |
$114M
1994 |
$894M
2023 |
| Service exports |
$33.1M
1994 |
$1.25B
2023 |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP |
31.4%
2024 |
155%
2023 |
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP |
15%
2024 |
186%
2023 |
Economic freedom indices
The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.
|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Economic freedom | 42.8 | 76 |
| Economic freedom ranking | 184/197 | 16/197 |
| Property rights | 6.9 | n/a |
| Government integrity | 19.6 | n/a |
| Judicial effectiveness | 4 | n/a |
| Tax burden | 65.5 | n/a |
| Government spending | 89.8 | n/a |
| Fiscal health | 53.8 | n/a |
| Business freedom | 27.1 | n/a |
| Labor freedom | 48.3 | n/a |
| Monetary freedom | 72.8 | n/a |
| Trade freedom | 50.4 | n/a |
| Investment freedom | 45 | n/a |
| Financial freedom | 30 | n/a |
More economic indicators
|
CAR
|
San Marino
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Services, % of GDP |
42.1%
2024 |
56.9%
2023 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
20%
2024 |
35.8%
2023 |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP |
27.9%
2024 |
0.02%
2023 |
|
GNI, Atlas method
|
$2.74B
2024 |
$1.82B
2023 |
| GNI per capita, PPP |
$1,340
2024 |
$71,860
2023 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$480M
2023 |
$759M
2024 |
| Total reserves ranking |
158/177
2023 |
146/177
2024 |
|
Net foreign direct investment
|
$3.6M
1994 |
$52.7M
2023 |
|
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
|
$40.4M
2024 |
-$18.1M
2023 |
|
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
|
$0
2024 |
$0
2024 |
|
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
|
1.94%
2024 |
n/a |
| Poverty at national poverty lines |
68.8%
2021 |
n/a |
|
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
|
23.6%
2024 |
16.6%
2023 |
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