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Economy power of Central African Republic & South Africa

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Central African Republic vs South Africa

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The Central African Republic is also known by its abbreviated form, namely CAR. The nation has been the scene of the civil war for almost 10 years now. As a result, its population growth is much slower than in the case of other African nations. In the past 20 years, their population grew by approximately 20% to the level of 4.7 million, according to the data from 2019. More about Central African Republic The Republic of South Africa, also known as RSA, is the southernmost country in the continent. It is one of the most important nations in Africa and in the entire world, being the 24th-most populous nation. Due to its large size, it does not have high density numbers. Interestingly, RSA has three different capital cities. The executive one is Pretoria, the judicial is Bloemfontein, and the legislative is Cape Town. Interestingly, these are not the largest - Johannesburg is the one with the largest population. More about South Africa

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

Central African Republic South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 2,516,498,299 419,015,018,371
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Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

Central African Republic South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 2,688,202,097 410,990,090,604
Percentage of the other

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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Central African Republic South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] -410,505,546 25,851,755,516
Percentage of the other

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

Central African Republic South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 6.46 28.77
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Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(China)

Central African Republic South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 5,457,154 59,392,255
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography