Central African Republic

Military spending in Central African Republic

Military spending in Central African Republic: 1.57% of GDP in 1991 and 2.33% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.33% of GDP
Since 1991
+0.76 percentage points
Rank, 2025
42 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in Central African RepublicMilitary spending in Central African Republic: 1.57% of GDP in 1991 and 2.33% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 2.83% of GDP in 2013, the lowest 1.09% of GDP in 2002.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 2.83% of GDP in 2013, the lowest 1.09% of GDP in 2002.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearCentral African Republic
20252.33
20242.6
20232.38
20221.71
20212.15
20201.86
20191.79
20181.34
20171.34
20161.47
20151.58
20142.03
20132.83
20121.7
20112.05
20102.41
20091.75
20081.55
20071.09
20051.09
20041.15
20031.26
20021.09
19961.21
19951.17
19941.26
19931.5
19921.64
19911.57

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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