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African Tax Observatory · Country brief · Central African RepublicData pulled 14 October 2026 · taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CAF

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Gazetteer · Central Africa · Low income

Central African Republic

Collected 6.4% of GDP in tax in 2024, 36 of 38 reporting members.

6.4%

Tax, % of GDP, 2024

−1.8

Points since 2018

0.50

Tax buoyancy

over 7 years

$90

Tax per person

PPP dollars

Plate I·Over time

Fifteen years, against the continent

Over time

Central African Republic against the continent

0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%10111213141516171819202122232425
Central African RepublicCentral Africa medianATAF median and middle half
The shaded band is the middle half of ATAF members each year (25th to 75th percentile); the dashed line is the median of Central Africa. The members reporting change from year to year, so the band can move because the set of countries changed; the CSV gives the count for each year.
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YearCentral African RepublicCentral Africa medianATAF medianATAF 25th percentileATAF 75th percentileMembers reporting
201011.1614.3410.6716.4326
201111.9014.8410.9916.6233
201212.5315.0711.4516.7533
201313.0513.8311.2316.8932
201413.5614.2611.8717.1332
201512.3315.0812.3318.5533
201612.3214.3812.4017.4333
20179.2114.7511.5016.9535
20188.248.7314.1810.8616.1036
20197.407.6613.5711.5117.2338
20205.8410.9213.2710.8516.0738
20217.999.5012.7210.4416.0640
20226.9112.2814.1811.3418.1639
20235.9112.3914.4311.3018.8237
20246.409.8114.3012.1718.0538
202510.9013.7412.1820.5334

Plate II·Peers, 2024

Each tax beside the medians

Against its peers, 2024

Each tax as a share of GDP, beside the medians

0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%Tax-to-GDPDomestic taxesCustoms taxesVATPITCIT
The line joins Central African Republic (orange) to the ATAF median (grey); the blue tick is the Central Africa median. All three are for 2024.
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MeasureCentral African RepublicCentral Africa medianATAF median
Tax-to-GDP6.409.8114.30
Domestic taxes3.367.309.01
Customs taxes3.043.044.87
VAT2.092.705.20
PIT0.821.292.04
CIT0.483.232.72

Plate III·Tax heads

How Central African Republic's tax is made up

Tax heads

What each tax brings in, as a share of GDP

0%2%4%6%8%18192021222324
Domestic VATPersonal income taxCorporate income taxPresumptive taxOther domestic taxesVAT on importsImport dutyExcise on importsOther customs taxesNot attributed to a head
Each bar stacks the tax heads ATAF publishes for that year. Where the heads do not add up to total tax revenue, the gap is drawn in light grey and labelled, never spread across the heads. A head missing from a year was not reported for that year.
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YearTax headRevenue (PPP $)% of GDP
2018Domestic VAT642577681.36
2018Personal income tax332730210.70
2018Corporate income tax324225420.68
2018Presumptive tax47329870.10
2018Other domestic taxes475132091.00
2018VAT on imports624389671.32
2018Import duty718755071.52
2018Excise on imports32528780.07
2018Other customs taxes524743481.11
2018Not attributed to a head181650020.38
2019Domestic VAT595764201.11
2019Personal income tax270623820.51
2019Corporate income tax288891460.54
2019Presumptive tax43111940.08
2019Other domestic taxes432937670.81
2019VAT on imports664043021.24
2019Import duty806899821.51
2019Excise on imports45193470.08
2019Other customs taxes609683601.14
2019Not attributed to a head209765480.39
2020Domestic VAT647259881.10
2020Personal income tax298128550.50
2020Corporate income tax255314740.43
2020Presumptive tax35622180.06
2020Other domestic taxes207308290.35
2020VAT on imports481132320.81
2020Import duty1029197871.74
2020Excise on imports35819970.06
2020Other customs taxes228452050.39
2020Not attributed to a head228812230.39
2021Domestic VAT881784781.39
2021Personal income tax591417530.93
2021Corporate income tax338270500.53
2021Presumptive tax37936460.06
2021Other domestic taxes392967960.62
2021VAT on imports855070851.34
2021Import duty1273539922.00
2021Excise on imports25700550.04
2021Other customs taxes458313740.72
2021Not attributed to a head229178070.36
2022Domestic VAT762589211.11
2022Personal income tax605415890.88
2022Corporate income tax342407020.50
2022Presumptive tax70689930.10
2022Other domestic taxes527218140.77
2022VAT on imports687301461.00
2022Import duty1238605721.80
2022Excise on imports23047980.03
2022Other customs taxes263614580.38
2022Not attributed to a head231258080.34
2023Domestic VAT724304400.97
2023Personal income tax733789880.99
2023Corporate income tax312379300.42
2023Presumptive tax55215410.07
2023Other domestic taxes374306790.50
2023VAT on imports288565280.39
2023Import duty1401543791.88
2023Excise on imports32368590.04
2023Other customs taxes233526640.31
2023Not attributed to a head244191200.33
2024Domestic VAT786777961.05
2024Personal income tax617474970.82
2024Corporate income tax357844420.48
2024Presumptive tax35966590.05
2024Other domestic taxes467554690.62
2024VAT on imports782572071.04
2024Import duty917759971.22
2024Excise on imports37579170.05
2024Other customs taxes545815710.73
2024Not attributed to a head260308080.35

The mix in 2024

Every shilling, franc or rand of tax, by head

Import duty19.1%Domestic VAT16.4%VAT on imports16.3%Personal income tax12.8%Other customs taxes11.3%Other domestic taxes9.7%Corporate income tax7.4%Not attributed to a head5.4%
Rectangle areas are proportional to revenue in 2024 (US dollars at purchasing-power parity). Total tax revenue: $481.0m.
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Tax headRevenue (PPP $)Share of tax revenue
Domestic VAT786777960.16
Personal income tax617474970.13
Corporate income tax357844420.07
Presumptive tax35966590.01
Other domestic taxes467554690.10
VAT on imports782572070.16
Import duty917759970.19
Excise on imports37579170.01
Other customs taxes545815710.11
Not attributed to a head260308080.05

Every published number

Central African Republic in the ATAF Databank

All 23 freely available indicators, exactly as ATAF publishes them. A blank cell means ATAF has no figure for that year; nothing is filled in.

Central African Republic: ATAF Databank indicators by year
Indicator2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Nominal GDP (PPP)$4.7bn$5.4bn$5.9bn$6.4bn$6.9bn$7.4bn$7.5bn
Real GDP796,035.4m827,426.1m835,700.4m843,723.1m848,174.4m856,805.7m878,923.5m
Final Consumption (PPP)$5.3bn$5.7bn$4.7bn$5.6bn$6.5bn$7.1bn$7.3bn
Total Tax Revenues (PPP)$390.4m$396.7m$344.7m$508.4m$475.2m$440.0m$481.0m
Total Number Of Registered Taxpayers1,7751,8311,8051,8301,8401,8724,277
Non-Tax-Revenues (PPP)
Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$200.4m$184.1m$167.2m$247.2m$254.0m$244.4m$252.6m
Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$190.0m$212.6m$177.5m$261.3m$221.3m$195.6m$228.4m
Revenue From Agriculture, Forest & Fishing (PPP)
Revenue From Mining & Quarrying (PPP)
Revenue From Secondary Sector (PPP)
Revenue From Tertiary Sector (PPP)
Domestic VAT Revenues (PPP)$64.3m$59.6m$64.7m$88.2m$76.3m$72.4m$78.7m
VAT Refunded (PPP)
PIT Revenues (PPP)$33.3m$27.1m$29.8m$59.1m$60.5m$73.4m$61.7m
CIT Revenues (PPP)$32.4m$28.9m$25.5m$33.8m$34.2m$31.2m$35.8m
Withholding Tax Revenues (PPP)
Presumptive Tax Revenues (PPP)$4.7m$4.3m$3.6m$3.8m$7.1m$5.5m$3.6m
Other Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$47.5m$43.3m$20.7m$39.3m$52.7m$37.4m$46.8m
VAT On Import Revenues (PPP)$62.4m$66.4m$48.1m$85.5m$68.7m$28.9m$78.3m
Import Duty Revenues (PPP)$71.9m$80.7m$102.9m$127.4m$123.9m$140.2m$91.8m
Excises on Imports Revenues (PPP)$3.3m$4.5m$3.6m$2.6m$2.3m$3.2m$3.8m
Other Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$52.5m$61.0m$22.8m$45.8m$26.4m$23.4m$54.6m

Values are rounded for display; the CSV has them exactly as published. Revenue and GDP are US dollars at purchasing-power parity.

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Source: ATAF Databank, the African Tax Administration Forum; World Bank World Development Indicators. Tax and GDP are in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, so their ratio equals the ratio in local currency. Cite as: Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Central African Republic. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CAF Every figure and its method: taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/methods

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Central African Republic, in Edition 1

Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Central African Republic. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CAF

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