Central African Rep. Exports 2023
Complete list of Central African Rep.'s 101 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$225.78M
Total exports (2023)
#181
Global export rank
101
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Central African Rep. exported $225.78 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #181 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 101 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 92.0% of total export value. The leading export was gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder), valued at $112.70 million — 49.9% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
101 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | $122.91M | 54.44% |
| 2 | China | $30.64M | 13.57% |
| 3 | Türkiye | $12.11M | 5.36% |
| 4 | France | $12.01M | 5.32% |
| 5 | Belgium | $9.81M | 4.34% |
| 6 | Italy | $7.50M | 3.32% |
| 7 | Gabon | $4.21M | 1.86% |
| 8 | Germany | $3.52M | 1.56% |
| 9 | Portugal | $2.68M | 1.19% |
| 10 | Malaysia | $2.36M | 1.04% |
| 11 | Viet Nam | $2.06M | 0.91% |
| 12 | USA | $1.99M | 0.88% |
| 13 | Spain | $1.97M | 0.87% |
| 14 | India | $1.79M | 0.79% |
| 15 | Cameroon | $1.46M | 0.64% |
| 16 | Poland | $1.10M | 0.49% |
| 17 | Canada | $1.02M | 0.45% |
| 18 | South Africa | $664,684 | 0.29% |
| 19 | Pakistan | $479,717 | 0.21% |
| 20 | Japan | $453,642 | 0.20% |
| 21 | Congo | $358,928 | 0.16% |
| 22 | Nigeria | $328,124 | 0.15% |
| 23 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $321,245 | 0.14% |
| 24 | Denmark | $281,982 | 0.12% |
| 25 | Austria | $272,516 | 0.12% |
| 26 | Morocco | $267,835 | 0.12% |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | $245,336 | 0.11% |
| 28 | Israel | $211,476 | 0.09% |
| 29 | Benin | $206,255 | 0.09% |
| 30 | Slovenia | $181,884 | 0.08% |
| 31 | New Zealand | $170,791 | 0.08% |
| 32 | Senegal | $163,699 | 0.07% |
| 33 | Ireland | $154,467 | 0.07% |
| 34 | Tunisia | $127,697 | 0.06% |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | $116,699 | 0.05% |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | $104,797 | 0.05% |
| 37 | United Kingdom | $83,816 | 0.04% |
| 38 | Egypt | $79,132 | 0.04% |
| 39 | Singapore | $78,679 | 0.03% |
| 40 | Brazil | $72,694 | 0.03% |
| 41 | Other Asia, nes | $64,871 | 0.03% |
| 42 | Cyprus | $63,528 | 0.03% |
| 43 | Lebanon | $63,257 | 0.03% |
| 44 | Russian Federation | $61,849 | 0.03% |
| 45 | Liberia | $59,340 | 0.03% |
| 46 | Thailand | $57,944 | 0.03% |
| 47 | Czechia | $55,881 | 0.02% |
| 48 | Sweden | $52,560 | 0.02% |
| 49 | Paraguay | $50,684 | 0.02% |
| 50 | Rwanda | $46,984 | 0.02% |
| 51 | Australia | $46,694 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Ukraine | $45,495 | 0.02% |
| 53 | Indonesia | $43,701 | 0.02% |
| 54 | Ghana | $36,371 | 0.02% |
| 55 | Iraq | $36,109 | 0.02% |
| 56 | Dominican Rep. | $35,973 | 0.02% |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | $35,885 | 0.02% |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | $34,442 | 0.02% |
| 59 | Switzerland | $34,095 | 0.02% |
| 60 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $34,056 | 0.02% |
| 61 | Estonia | $31,986 | 0.01% |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | $26,738 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Serbia | $22,971 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Costa Rica | $20,744 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Kuwait | $20,582 | 0.01% |
| 66 | Gambia | $19,832 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Netherlands | $17,946 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Sudan | $17,183 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Norway | $10,897 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Colombia | $8,691 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Chad | $8,687 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Bulgaria | $7,308 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Kenya | $6,837 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Slovakia | $6,714 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | $5,456 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Croatia | $3,974 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Albania | $3,334 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Greece | $3,133 | 0.00% |
| 79 | North Macedonia | $3,062 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | $2,294 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Namibia | $2,105 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | $1,880 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Angola | $1,768 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Lithuania | $1,380 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Honduras | $1,229 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Rep. of Moldova | $1,199 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Montenegro | $1,121 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Luxembourg | $762 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Uganda | $750 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Philippines | $744 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Nicaragua | $611 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Bahrain | $520 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $452 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Ecuador | $288 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Chile | $172 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Romania | $164 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Armenia | $118 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Botswana | $36 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Uruguay | $19 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Hungary | $8 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Peru | $7 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $112.70M | 49.92% |
| 2 | 440349 | Wood, tropical: other than dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $46.61M | 20.65% |
| 3 | 440729 | Wood, tropical, n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $12.54M | 5.55% |
| 4 | 710210 | Diamonds: whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted | $12.28M | 5.44% |
| 5 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $8.73M | 3.87% |
| 6 | 440727 | Wood, tropical: sapelli, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $7.75M | 3.43% |
| 7 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $3.09M | 1.37% |
| 8 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $1.37M | 0.61% |
| 9 | 440728 | Wood, tropical: iroko, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $1.15M | 0.51% |
| 10 | 650699 | Headgear: (other than safety headgear), (of materials other than rubber or plastic), whether or not lined or trimmed | $997,614 | 0.44% |
| 11 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $943,106 | 0.42% |
| 12 | 520300 | Cotton: carded or combed | $904,597 | 0.40% |
| 13 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $899,952 | 0.40% |
| 14 | 081040 | Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $826,573 | 0.37% |
| 15 | 870590 | Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705 | $819,547 | 0.36% |
| 16 | 152190 | Waxes, other than vegetable, n.e.c. in heading no. 1521: whether or not refined or coloured | $785,350 | 0.35% |
| 17 | 950699 | Equipment for outdoor games and recreation n.e.c. in heading no. 9506 | $749,664 | 0.33% |
| 18 | 710221 | Diamonds: industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $746,568 | 0.33% |
| 19 | 850630 | Cells and batteries: primary, mercuric oxide | $624,211 | 0.28% |
| 20 | 220840 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products | $619,171 | 0.27% |
| 21 | 851829 | Loudspeakers: not mounted in their enclosures | $551,686 | 0.24% |
| 22 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $501,955 | 0.22% |
| 23 | 853720 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $501,457 | 0.22% |
| 24 | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $471,222 | 0.21% |
| 25 | 710399 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $420,600 | 0.19% |
| 26 | 842612 | Cranes: mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers | $339,104 | 0.15% |
| 27 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $316,329 | 0.14% |
| 28 | 441899 | Wood: builders' joinery and carpentry of wood n.e.c. in heading no. 4418, other than of bamboo | $299,953 | 0.13% |
| 29 | 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $261,511 | 0.12% |
| 30 | 440399 | Wood: in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403 | $245,369 | 0.11% |
| 31 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $241,167 | 0.11% |
| 32 | 440922 | Wood: tropical (including unassembled strips and friezes for parquet flooring), continuously shaped along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed | $238,958 | 0.11% |
| 33 | 851769 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6 | $217,014 | 0.10% |
| 34 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $214,449 | 0.09% |
| 35 | 510529 | Wool: wool tops and other combed wool, other than in fragments | $195,224 | 0.09% |
| 36 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $187,439 | 0.08% |
| 37 | 842710 | Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motor | $178,609 | 0.08% |
| 38 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $167,948 | 0.07% |
| 39 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $162,761 | 0.07% |
| 40 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $145,060 | 0.06% |
| 41 | 820790 | Tools, interchangeable: (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), for screw-driving or uses n.e.c. in heading no. 8207 | $143,568 | 0.06% |
| 42 | 120740 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $137,853 | 0.06% |
| 43 | 842790 | Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, not self-propelled | $124,938 | 0.06% |
| 44 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $120,188 | 0.05% |
| 45 | 841583 | Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, not incorporating a refrigerating unit | $118,028 | 0.05% |
| 46 | 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $113,235 | 0.05% |
| 47 | 170230 | Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $104,578 | 0.05% |
| 48 | 540710 | Fabrics, woven: from high tenacity yarn, of nylon, other polyamides or of polyesters | $94,723 | 0.04% |
| 49 | 720430 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of tinned iron or steel | $90,871 | 0.04% |
| 50 | 440799 | Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407 | $89,762 | 0.04% |
| 51 | 071239 | Vegetables: mushrooms, other than the genus Agaricus and truffles, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried | $84,283 | 0.04% |
| 52 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $82,046 | 0.04% |
| 53 | 442199 | Wood: not of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers) | $80,258 | 0.04% |
| 54 | 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $78,381 | 0.03% |
| 55 | 080830 | Fruit, edible: pears, fresh | $75,843 | 0.03% |
| 56 | 481320 | Paper, cigarette: in rolls of a width not exceeding 5cm | $66,089 | 0.03% |
| 57 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $64,955 | 0.03% |
| 58 | 841810 | Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | $64,702 | 0.03% |
| 59 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $63,135 | 0.03% |
| 60 | 820559 | Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge hammers, planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and screwdrivers | $63,020 | 0.03% |
| 61 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $59,340 | 0.03% |
| 62 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $58,910 | 0.03% |
| 63 | 847170 | Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units | $58,181 | 0.03% |
| 64 | 842542 | Jacks and hoists: hydraulic, of a kind used for raising vehicles | $57,683 | 0.03% |
| 65 | 850212 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 75kVA but not exceeding 375kVA | $56,250 | 0.02% |
| 66 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $52,284 | 0.02% |
| 67 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $49,335 | 0.02% |
| 68 | 080132 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, fresh or dried, shelled | $45,277 | 0.02% |
| 69 | 842490 | Mechanical appliances: parts of machines projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, whether or not hand-operated | $44,168 | 0.02% |
| 70 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $44,092 | 0.02% |
| 71 | 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $43,765 | 0.02% |
| 72 | 841480 | Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414 | $43,531 | 0.02% |
| 73 | 843390 | Harvesting machinery: parts, including parts of threshing machinery, straw or fodder balers and grass or hay mowers | $43,116 | 0.02% |
| 74 | 851650 | Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposes | $41,752 | 0.02% |
| 75 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $40,819 | 0.02% |
| 76 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $39,951 | 0.02% |
| 77 | 852990 | Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $38,416 | 0.02% |
| 78 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $37,770 | 0.02% |
| 79 | 854442 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $36,462 | 0.02% |
| 80 | 845011 | Washing machines: household or laundry-type, fully-automatic, (of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10kg) | $35,932 | 0.02% |
| 81 | 970600 | Antiques: of an age exceeding one hundred years | $35,715 | 0.02% |
| 82 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $35,471 | 0.02% |
| 83 | 281511 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solid | $33,409 | 0.01% |
| 84 | 251611 | Granite: crude or roughly trimmed | $33,122 | 0.01% |
| 85 | 291814 | Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), citric acid | $32,871 | 0.01% |
| 86 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $32,656 | 0.01% |
| 87 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $28,238 | 0.01% |
| 88 | 780200 | Lead: waste and scrap | $27,283 | 0.01% |
| 89 | 630790 | Textiles: made up articles (including dress patterns), n.e.c. in chapter 63, n.e.c. in heading no. 6307 | $27,232 | 0.01% |
| 90 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $26,738 | 0.01% |
| 91 | 293627 | Vitamins: vitamin C and its derivatives, unmixed | $26,059 | 0.01% |
| 92 | 030433 | Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, Nile perch (Lates niloticus) | $24,819 | 0.01% |
| 93 | 761510 | Aluminium: table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof: pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like | $24,675 | 0.01% |
| 94 | 630590 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of textile materials (other than jute, cotton or man-made textile materials) | $24,013 | 0.01% |
| 95 | 852290 | Sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: parts and accessories thereof, other than pick-up cartridges | $23,953 | 0.01% |
| 96 | 910111 | Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, with mechanical display only | $23,698 | 0.01% |
| 97 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $23,652 | 0.01% |
| 98 | 650500 | Hats and other headgear: knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed: hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed | $23,513 | 0.01% |
| 99 | 852610 | Radar apparatus | $23,486 | 0.01% |
| 100 | 721499 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section | $23,341 | 0.01% |