Central African Republic - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Central African Republic was ($461,149,200) as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,744,321 in 2003 and ($624,015,100) in 2018.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 ($12,235,150)
1961 ($11,416,450)
1962 ($16,325,590)
1963 ($17,141,710)
1964 ($17,549,070)
1965 ($15,914,420)
1966 ($22,386,990)
1967 ($33,739,670)
1968 ($10,199,970)
1969 ($19,299,960)
1970 ($18,199,330)
1971 ($15,359,070)
1972 ($20,448,280)
1973 ($21,338,970)
1974 ($43,896,190)
1975 ($71,148,790)
1976 ($32,211,130)
1977 ($46,268,170)
1978 ($63,899,740)
1979 ($88,999,750)
1980 ($126,405,700)
1981 ($67,231,230)
1982 ($90,147,340)
1983 ($82,119,290)
1984 ($77,225,300)
1985 ($83,263,030)
1986 ($117,121,900)
1987 ($128,580,000)
1988 ($92,453,140)
1989 ($76,001,160)
1990 ($126,898,500)
1991 ($117,572,500)
1992 ($134,099,400)
1993 ($74,035,200)
1994 ($13,782,300)
1995 ($67,302,630)
1996 ($41,759,160)
1997 ($19,223,210)
1998 ($55,484,190)
1999 ($47,625,540)
2000 ($44,950,940)
2001 ($50,468,020)
2002 ($41,471,290)
2003 $2,744,321
2004 ($66,655,340)
2005 ($111,608,600)
2006 ($113,395,900)
2007 ($158,726,600)
2008 ($246,769,300)
2009 ($243,198,500)
2010 ($239,517,700)
2011 ($200,401,700)
2012 ($249,988,100)
2013 ($142,992,600)
2014 ($374,102,800)
2015 ($322,373,500)
2016 ($381,189,400)
2017 ($468,848,400)
2018 ($624,015,100)
2019 ($430,191,200)
2020 ($461,149,200)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Central African Republic was -265,431,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,595,000,000 in 2003 and a minimum value of -346,607,000,000 in 2018.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 -2,999,999,000
1961 -2,800,000,000
1962 -3,999,997,000
1963 -4,200,001,000
1964 -4,300,000,000
1965 -3,900,001,000
1966 -5,500,000,000
1967 -8,299,990,000
1968 -2,525,153,000
1969 -5,017,228,000
1970 -5,030,352,000
1971 -4,229,219,000
1972 -5,153,532,000
1973 -4,756,225,000
1974 -10,566,020,000
1975 -15,248,100,000
1976 -7,696,866,000
1977 -11,367,150,000
1978 -14,419,350,000
1979 -18,932,170,000
1980 -26,706,950,000
1981 -18,268,840,000
1982 -29,622,980,000
1983 -31,292,870,000
1984 -33,744,110,000
1985 -37,407,000,000
1986 -40,560,000,000
1987 -38,643,000,000
1988 -27,537,000,000
1989 -24,245,000,000
1990 -34,550,000,000
1991 -33,168,000,000
1992 -35,495,000,000
1993 -20,964,000,000
1994 -7,652,000,000
1995 -33,594,000,000
1996 -21,362,000,000
1997 -11,220,000,000
1998 -32,733,000,000
1999 -29,323,000,000
2000 -32,004,000,000
2001 -36,995,000,000
2002 -28,905,000,000
2003 1,595,000,000
2004 -35,213,000,000
2005 -58,870,000,000
2006 -59,293,610,000
2007 -76,072,370,000
2008 -110,512,000,000
2009 -114,835,000,000
2010 -118,512,000,000
2011 -94,439,000,000
2012 -127,633,000,000
2013 -70,624,000,000
2014 -184,716,000,000
2015 -190,591,000,000
2016 -225,895,000,000
2017 -272,240,000,000
2018 -346,607,000,000
2019 -252,054,000,000
2020 -265,431,000,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Central African Republic was -148,493,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,242,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of -148,493,000,000 in 2020.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2009 -72,331,000,000
2010 -47,341,000,000
2011 25,749,000,000
2012 31,036,000,000
2013 51,242,000,000
2014 2,523,000,000
2015 2,076,000,000
2016 -27,198,000,000
2017 -17,852,000,000
2018 -40,668,000,000
2019 -73,269,490,000
2020 -148,493,000,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Central African Republic was -19.375 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 0.241 in 2003, while its lowest value was -28.096 in 2018.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 -10.909
1961 -9.272
1962 -13.115
1963 -13.249
1964 -12.356
1965 -10.569
1966 -14.175
1967 -20.596
1968 -5.319
1969 -10.264
1970 -9.624
1971 -7.624
1972 -8.878
1973 -7.869
1974 -15.599
1975 -18.790
1976 -7.140
1977 -9.121
1978 -10.465
1979 -12.700
1980 -15.859
1981 -9.676
1982 -12.047
1983 -12.467
1984 -12.108
1985 -9.627
1986 -10.436
1987 -10.706
1988 -7.309
1989 -6.159
1990 -8.808
1991 -8.536
1992 -9.498
1993 -5.790
1994 -1.619
1995 -6.034
1996 -4.144
1997 -2.050
1998 -5.736
1999 -4.765
2000 -4.915
2001 -5.416
2002 -4.183
2003 0.241
2004 -5.248
2005 -8.345
2006 -7.764
2007 -9.350
2008 -12.430
2009 -11.811
2010 -11.179
2011 -8.220
2012 -9.959
2013 -8.453
2014 -19.744
2015 -19.010
2016 -20.887
2017 -22.624
2018 -28.096
2019 -19.375
2020 -19.375

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts