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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

What Central African Republic Trades

In 2023, Central African Republic sold about $113M of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $742M in return. Its biggest customer was United Arab Emirates ($79M, 69% of exports); its biggest supplier, China ($126M). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$113M
GOODS IMPORTED$742M
TOP PARTNERUnited Arab Emirates

Where Central African Republic sends its goods

Central African Republic’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

2Italy7.1%$8M
3France5.7%$6M
4China3.8%$4M
5Gabon3.7%$4M
6Viet Nam1.8%$2M
7Germany1.6%$2M
8Cameroon1.3%$1M
9Spain1.2%$1M
10Turkiye0.6%$705,907
11India0.6%$667,015
12Canada0.3%$371,416
13Congo, Rep.0.3%$358,928
14Nigeria0.3%$325,481
15Turks and Caicos Islands0.3%$321,245
16South Africa0.2%$252,198
17Cote d'Ivoire0.2%$228,334
18Israel0.2%$209,474
19Benin0.2%$182,448
20Malaysia0.2%$176,355
21Austria0.1%$169,633
22Japan0.1%$157,741
23Denmark0.1%$147,003
24Senegal0.1%$145,497
25Belgium0.1%$97,253

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports.

Where Central African Republic buys its goods

Central African Republic’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1China17.0%$126M
2Cameroon15.5%$115M
3France11.2%$83M
4Cote d'Ivoire6.4%$48M
5Japan5.1%$38M
6India4.3%$32M
7United States4.0%$30M
10Belgium2.5%$18M
11Netherlands1.8%$13M
12Mali1.7%$12M
13Italy1.6%$12M
14Spain1.5%$11M
15Brazil1.5%$11M
16Indonesia1.3%$9M
17Denmark1.2%$9M
18Morocco1.1%$9M
19Switzerland1.0%$8M
21Turkiye1.0%$7M
22Togo0.9%$7M
23Chad0.9%$7M
24Germany0.8%$6M
25Senegal0.7%$6M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 99.1% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.