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154 III. Country Profiles<br />

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC<br />

Key Scores and Trends<br />

Rank<br />

Score<br />

2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />

Overall 139/140 139/140 0 8/100 9/100 -1<br />

Depth 133/140 134/140 1 5/50 5/50 0<br />

Breadth 136/140 134/140 -2 2/50 5/50 -3<br />

Trade Pillar 139/140 139/140 0 9/100 12/100 -3<br />

CAF<br />

Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />

Information Pillar · · · · · ·<br />

People Pillar 99/109 100/109 1 27/100 27/100 0<br />

<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />

Rooted Map<br />

Rooted Map:<br />

Central Central African African Republic’s Republic’s Merchandise Exports, 2013 2013<br />

10<br />

Top Export Destinations<br />

1. China (30%)<br />

2. Belgium (19%)<br />

3. Congo, DR (11%)<br />

4. Indonesia (10%)<br />

5. Morocco (6%)<br />

5<br />

6<br />

2<br />

CENTRAL AFRICAN<br />

REPUBLIC<br />

6. France (4%)<br />

7. Saudi Arabia (3%)<br />

8. Turkey (2%)<br />

9. Japan (2%)<br />

10. U.S.A. (2%)<br />

Central African Republic’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />

0.02% 0.01% 0.005% 0.003% 0.002% 0.001% unknown<br />

3<br />

8<br />

7<br />

1<br />

4<br />

Major Export Products<br />

Diamonds, timber, cotton,<br />

coffee<br />

9<br />

Depth<br />

Rank<br />

Level<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 135/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 135/140 130/140 9% 16%<br />

Services Trade (% of GDP) 132/140 71/140 1% 8%<br />

Capital · –<br />

FDI Stock (% of GDP) 80/131 67/140 3% 40%<br />

FDI Flows (% of GFCF) · 77/140 · 11%<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />

Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />

Information 140/140 –<br />

Internet Bandwidth<br />

140/140 136<br />

(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

(Minutes per Capita)<br />

Printed Publications Trade<br />

(USD per Capita)<br />

121/140 138/140 11 6<br />

134/136 132/136 $0 $0<br />

People 73/118 –<br />

Migrants (% of Population) 104/139 80/140 3% 3%<br />

Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 91/92 86/131 0.0 0.1<br />

International Students (% of Tertiary<br />

Education Enrollment)<br />

35/128 11/112 8% 14%<br />

Breadth<br />

Rank<br />

% Same Region<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 132/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade 116/139 138/140 13% 10%<br />

Capital · –<br />

CAF<br />

FDI Stock · · · ·<br />

FDI Flows · · · ·<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />

Information · –<br />

20<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

15<br />

Printed 10 Publications Trade<br />

·<br />

136/136<br />

·<br />

114/136<br />

·<br />

100%<br />

·<br />

5%<br />

5<br />

0<br />

People 2005 2006 2007 2008125/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013<br />

Migrants 136/139 106/130 86% 94%<br />

Tourists – · – ·<br />

International Students – 93/96 – 100%<br />

Directionality<br />

Overall<br />

Depth<br />

Breadth<br />

-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100<br />

Balance Inward Outward<br />

Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of <strong>Connectedness</strong><br />

Structural Factors<br />

General Policies / Environment<br />

Rank Level<br />

Rank Level<br />

GDP per Capita (+) 139/140 $333 Operating Environment (+) · ·<br />

Linguistic Commonality (+) 51/140 4% Infrastructure (+) · ·<br />

Remoteness (-) 41/140 6.2 Press Freedom (+) 55/137 74<br />

Population (-) 101/140 4.6 Labor Freedom (+) 110/140 40<br />

Landlocked (-) – Yes Financial Freedom (+) 115/140 30<br />

<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />

Rank Level<br />

Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) · ·<br />

Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 8/138 13.6<br />

Capital Account Openness (+) 92/135 0.2<br />

Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 117/139 48<br />

Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) · ·<br />

– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact

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