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Central African Republic: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Central African Republic at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 826.9 millionGrowth +89.0% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:CF:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 245.3 millionGrowth +18.2% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:CF:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported869Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory8Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 186.5 million+145.7%BACI:CF:2710:1:2024
20401 Milk and creamUSD 41.1 million+6,463.4%BACI:CF:0401:1:2024
33004 MedicamentsUSD 34.2 million+234.7%BACI:CF:3004:1:2024
48703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 26.5 million+359.4%BACI:CF:8703:1:2024
58536 Electrical apparatus for switchingUSD 23.7 million+2,761.6%BACI:CF:8536:1:2024
68704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 23.3 million+195.9%BACI:CF:8704:1:2024
78429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozersUSD 18.3 million+118.1%BACI:CF:8429:1:2024
88708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 17.2 million+448.2%BACI:CF:8708:1:2024
98517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 16.6 million+53.0%BACI:CF:8517:1:2024
103002 Human bloodUSD 15.2 million−43.3%BACI:CF:3002:1:2024
110207 Meat and edible offal of poultryUSD 14.1 million+10.6%BACI:CF:0207:1:2024
122403 Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutesUSD 12.8 million+199.3%BACI:CF:2403:1:2024
132711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 10.3 millionnot availableBACI:CF:2711:1:2024
141006 RiceUSD 9.0 million+184.8%BACI:CF:1006:1:2024
152304 Oil-cake and other solid residuesUSD 8.7 millionnot availableBACI:CF:2304:1:2024
169302 Revolvers and pistolsUSD 8.7 millionnot availableBACI:CF:9302:1:2024
178710 Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorisedUSD 8.5 million−25.4%BACI:CF:8710:1:2024
188544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 6.9 million+433.4%BACI:CF:8544:1:2024
199406 Buildings: prefabricatedUSD 6.9 million+165.9%BACI:CF:9406:1:2024
202106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 6.8 million−18.9%BACI:CF:2106:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
18807 Aircraft: parts of goods of heading 8801USD 102.4 million+3,970,333.8%BACI:CF:8807:2:2024
24403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of barkUSD 37.8 million−14.3%BACI:CF:4403:2:2024
38306 Bells, gongs and the likeUSD 20.5 million+244,506.0%BACI:CF:8306:2:2024
47102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 15.9 million−24.6%BACI:CF:7102:2:2024
54407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeledUSD 14.0 million−30.3%BACI:CF:4407:2:2024
68802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 12.8 millionnot availableBACI:CF:8802:2:2024
78517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 7.2 million+7,752.5%BACI:CF:8517:2:2024
87108 GoldUSD 5.8 million−94.8%BACI:CF:7108:2:2024
98710 Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorisedUSD 5.1 millionnot availableBACI:CF:8710:2:2024
108704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 3.7 million+1,536.8%BACI:CF:8704:2:2024
118529 Transmission apparatus: parts suitable for use solelyUSD 3.1 million+7,622.4%BACI:CF:8529:2:2024
126909 Ceramic ware for laboratory, chemical, other technical usesUSD 1.9 millionnot availableBACI:CF:6909:2:2024
138703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 1.7 million+219.7%BACI:CF:8703:2:2024
148705 Special purpose motor vehiclesUSD 1.6 millionnot availableBACI:CF:8705:2:2024
158708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 1.2 million+8,956.4%BACI:CF:8708:2:2024
168502 Electric generating sets and rotary convertersUSD 1.2 million+22,469.2%BACI:CF:8502:2:2024
178427 Fork-lift and other works trucksUSD 890,255not availableBACI:CF:8427:2:2024
185201 Cotton: not carded or combedUSD 813,598−40.5%BACI:CF:5201:2:2024
194418 Builders' joinery and carpentry of woodUSD 782,712+160.9%BACI:CF:4418:2:2024
209018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 707,193+6,722.2%BACI:CF:9018:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Central African Republic with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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