Global: Ease of doing business score in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Global: Ease of doing business score was 35.57 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Central African Republic, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 35.57 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over five years.
That places Central African Republic 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.01 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 31.95 DB17-20 methodology | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.35 DB17-20 methodology | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.83 DB17-20 methodology | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 35.57 DB17-20 methodology | +2.1% |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 182 Timor-Leste 39.36 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 183 Chad 36.94 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 184 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 36.21 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 186 South Sudan 34.62 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 187 Libya 32.69 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 188 Yemen 31.76 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 110.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Central African Republic?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Central African Republic was 35.57 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 35.57 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.95 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Central African Republic rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Central African Republic ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.