Starting a business - Score in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Starting a business - Score was 63.19 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Central African Republic, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Central African Republic is 63.19, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Central African Republic peaked at 63.19 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.64, in 2008.
Central African Republic ranks 181st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.11 | — |
| 2004 | 29.89 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.89 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.89 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.89 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.64 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.33 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 32.33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.74 | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 37.11 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 38.28 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 31.36 | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 33.7 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 33.11 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.02 | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 60.9 | +64.5% |
| 2019 | 63.19 | +3.8% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 63.19 is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 63.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business - Score in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +64.5% | 37.02 | 60.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.24 | 29.64 | 32.33 | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.67 | 31.36 | 63.19 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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 starting a business - score in Central African Republic?
- Starting a business - score in Central African Republic was 63.19 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 63.19 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.64 in 2008.
- How does Central African Republic rank for starting a business - score?
- Central African Republic ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.