Central African Republic

Sub-Saharan Africa · Bangui

Rank #143 of 173

25.7Strength score

Photos

Burundi soldiers arrive in Central African Republic - 11382635805 — Burundi soldiers arrive in Central African Republic - 11382635805SETAF-Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Stamp of Congo, Republic (Brazzaville) - 1968 - Colnect 920473 - Inauguration of Oil Refinery at Port Gentil Gabon — Stamp of Congo, Republic (Brazzaville) - 1968 - Colnect 920473 - Inauguration of Oil Refinery at Port Gentil GabonPost of Congo, Republic (Brazzaville) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

A Rwandan soldier, left, exits a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft near a refugee camp full of displaced residents at Bangui M'Poko International Airport in the Central African Republic Jan. 19, 2014 140119-F-RN211-620 — A Rwandan soldier, left, exits a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft near a refugee camp full of displaced residents at Bangui M'Poko International Airport in the Central African Republic Jan. 19, 2014 140119-F-RN211-620SSgt Ryan Crane · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance66
Air power—
Manpower62
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $74M #151
Budget as % of GDP: 2.33% #54
Spending per person: $13 #145
GDP: $3.1B #165
Population: 5,513,282 #118

Manpower

Active personnel: 10,000 (World Bank figure) #132
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 10,000 #132

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)