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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