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Central African Republic
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#35out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

2.82.42.01.51.1199120082024Central African Republic · 2024: 2.52%Central African Republic

Analytical takeaways

  • Central African Republic records 2.52% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #35 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 1.57% in 1991 to 2.52% in 2024, a gain of 0.95%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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