Poverty & Inequality in Central African Republic 26 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Central African Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 unchanged 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 16.0% 80th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.7% 16th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.01 live births per woman 2023 down 1.0% 5th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 878.1 kg per hectare 2023 down 3.6% 164th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.2% 27th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year 2023 up 275.5% 42nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.19 2022 down 13.8% 170th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% 2022 down 13.8% 170th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 9.2% 40th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.94 % change on previous year 2022 down 246.1% 174th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.3% 2023 up 24.2% 47th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2403 2023 down 18.4% 3rd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2403 2023 down 18.4% 3rd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2582 2023 down 20.5% 5th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4547 2023 down 26.7% 20th Population living in slums 68.9% 2022 unchanged 12th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.253 2023 up 35.3% 164th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.253 2023 up 35.3% 164th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.253 2023 up 35.3% 164th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 24.23 2023 up 208.4% 153rd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 3.04 2024 up 34.1% 6th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 3.0% 2024 up 34.5% 6th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 607 2017 down 29.3% 160th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 18.4% 2022 down 24.9% 17th