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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Central African Republic

The ABS publishes no non-confidential investment figures between Australia and Central African Republic for 2025.
Data (CSV)Central African Republic global profile

Central African Republic direct investment in Australia

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Total Central African Republic investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Central African Republic

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Total Australian investment in Central African Republic

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Central African Republic
  • Central African Republic in Australia
  • Australia in Central African Republic

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Central African Republic’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Central African Republic → Australia
  • Australia → Central African Republic

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Economic outlook

Central African Republic’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth3.1%4.8%2.6%3.0%3.2%
Inflation1.5%1.0%1.5%2.5%2.6%
Current account, % GDP−9.1%−3.8%−3.4%−3.6%−4.0%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−5.0%−5.5%−5.0%−6.2%−7.1%
Government gross debt, % GDP59.9%61.8%64.0%66.5%69.7%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Central African Republic
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New Australian FDI in Central African Republic
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Central African Republic globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2002
$0 k · 114th
FDI inflows, 2024
$40 m
GDP, 2025
$3.1 bn
Region · income
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.