Central African Republic Major Exports
According to the statistics of CIA FactBook, Central African Rep. exported US$271 million worth of goods around the world in 2018. Among all the top products exported from Central African Rep., Diamonds contribute to 13.47% of total trade value, equal to US$36,450 thousand. The second exported is Lumber, which accounts for 9.98%. The following table lists the top products exported by Central African Rep.. Also shown are the trade value and the percentage share for each export category as well as the growth rate during the past 5 years.
Top Products Exported by Central African Republic
Market Value: 271 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Product | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Diamonds | 36,450 | 13.47 | -71.29 |
| 2 | Lumber | 26,992 | 9.98 | -0.88 |
| 3 | Cotton | 9,515 | 3.52 | -14.51 |
| 4 | Wood Sawn > 6 mm | 9,299 | 3.44 | 10.47 |
| 5 | Coffee | 1,280 | 0.47 | -50.29 |
| 6 | Ferrous Waste & Scrap | 898 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Vegetable Waxes | 773 | 0.29 | 76.05 |
| 8 | Coal | 575 | 0.21 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Medicines in Doses | 433 | 0.16 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Iron & Steel Bars & Rods – Irregular Coils | 406 | 0.15 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Machinery For Sorting Screening Minerals | 353 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Veneer Sheets | 254 | 0.09 | 639.58 |
| 13 | Fresh Beef | 206 | 0.08 | 1,183.81 |
| 14 | Cigars & Cigarettes | 179 | 0.07 | -78.44 |
| 15 | Ivory | 175 | 0.06 | 47.84 |
| 16 | Synthetic Filament Yarn | 148 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Gold | 129 | 0.05 | 356.73 |
| 18 | Filters & Centrifuges | 113 | 0.04 | 61.59 |
| 19 | Collectors Items of Botanic | 106 | 0.04 | 418.13 |
| 20 | Citrus Fruit | 101 | 0.04 | -1.15 |
| 21 | Iron & Steel > 600 mm Wide – Hot | 96 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 22 | Cocoa Powder | 83 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 23 | Grapes | 80 | 0.03 | 993.23 |
| 24 | Woven Cotton Fabrics – > 85% < 200G/M2 | 74 | 0.03 | 393.64 |
| 25 | Lamps & Lighting Fittings | 58 | 0.02 | 6,000.53 |
| 26 | Parts For Machine Tools | 54 | 0.02 | 159.34 |
| 27 | Cocoa | 43 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 28 | Articles of Plastics | 43 | 0.02 | 248.05 |
| 29 | Medical, Dental & Vet Instruments | 43 | 0.02 | -36.29 |
| 30 | Switches, Relays & Fuses < 1000 Volts | 41 | 0.02 | -93.99 |
| 31 | Organic Composite Solvents & Thinners | 40 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 32 | Wine | 37 | 0.01 | -17.62 |
| 33 | Plastic Sheets, Film & Plates | 35 | 0.01 | 3,659.81 |
| 34 | Plastic Self-Adhesive Plates | 33 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 35 | Cow & Horse Hides | 33 | 0.01 | 1,225.95 |
| 36 | Apples & Pears | 32 | 0.01 | 78.77 |
| 37 | Passenger Vehicles | 32 | 0.01 | -42.03 |
| 38 | Mineral Substances | 30 | 0.01 | 2,797.42 |
| 39 | Cel Phones, Video Recorders & Radio Transcievers | 30 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 40 | Insecticides | 30 | 0.01 | -65.28 |
| 41 | Electric Motors & Generators | 30 | 0.01 | 27.43 |
| 42 | Non-Adhesive Plastic Plates, Sheets & Film | 28 | 0.01 | 2,836.90 |
| 43 | Printed Circuits | 27 | 0.01 | -37.41 |
| 44 | Acrylic Polymers | 26 | 0.01 | -37.37 |
| 45 | Seamless Iron & Steel Tubes & Pipes | 23 | 0.01 | -1.94 |
| 46 | Screws, Bolts & Nuts | 22 | 0.01 | 495.23 |
| 47 | Insulated Wire & Cable | 22 | 0.01 | -61.47 |
| 48 | Interchange Hand & Machine Tools | 21 | 0.01 | 406.69 |
| 49 | Computers, Printers & Storage Units | 21 | 0.01 | 215.02 |
| 50 | Ball & Roller Bearings & Parts | 20 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 51 | Tube & Pipe Fittings | 19 | 0.01 | -44.12 |
| 52 | Transformers, Converters & Power Supplies | 18 | 0.01 | -98.48 |
| 53 | Ceramic Statuettes | 18 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Food & Drink Preparation Machines | 17 | 0.01 | 1,695.33 |
| 55 | Mechanical Machinery & Parts | 17 | 0.01 | -91.66 |
| 56 | Seats & Parts | 16 | 0.01 | 73.46 |
| 57 | Plywood | 14 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Telephone, Fax & Switching Apparatus | 14 | 0.01 | -42.55 |
| 59 | Alloy Steel Bars | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 60 | Office Paper | 13 | 0.00 | 124.20 |
| 61 | Revolution & Production Count Meters | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 62 | Taps, Cocks & Valves | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 63 | Safety Glass | 12 | 0.00 | -48.77 |
| 64 | Dates | 12 | 0.00 | -5.85 |
| 65 | Worked Ivory Articles | 11 | 0.00 | -27.53 |
| 66 | Apricots | 10 | 0.00 | 526.22 |
| 67 | Motor Vehicle Parts | 10 | 0.00 | -41.88 |
| 68 | Electronic Integrated Circuits | 10 | 0.00 | -74.40 |
| 69 | Foliage | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 70 | Iron & Steel Angles & Shapes | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Television, Radio & Assessory Parts | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Hand Tools | 9 | 0.00 | 807.53 |
| 73 | Parts For Fork Lifts, Bulldozers & Graders | 8 | 0.00 | -64.20 |
| 74 | Envelopes | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 75 | Electrical Resistors | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 76 | Heterocyclic Compounds | 7 | 0.00 | -96.32 |
| 77 | Electrical Switching Boards | 7 | 0.00 | 86.11 |
| 78 | Worn Clothing | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Structures & Parts of Iron or Steel | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 80 | Onions | 6 | 0.00 | -78.73 |
| 81 | Dried Fruit | 6 | 0.00 | 119.86 |
| 82 | Parts For Electric Equipment | 5 | 0.00 | 42.80 |
| 83 | Furniture & Parts | 5 | 0.00 | -39.39 |
| 84 | Computer & Office Machines Parts | 5 | 0.00 | -84.27 |
| 85 | Pumps For Liquids | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Aluminum Waste & Scrap | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 87 | Textile Products For Specific Tech Uses | 5 | 0.00 | 432.56 |
| 88 | Plastic Monofil | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 89 | Carpentry of Wood | 5 | 0.00 | 851.14 |
| 90 | Razors & Razor Blades | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 91 | Ceramic Tableware & Earthenware | 5 | 0.00 | -42.34 |
| 92 | Granite | 5 | 0.00 | -35.21 |
| 93 | Ink | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 94 | Chromium Ores | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 95 | Waterproof Footwear | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 96 | Chocolate | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 97 | Misc Meat & Edible Offal | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 98 | Padlocks | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 99 | Aircraft Parts | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 100 | Aircraft Engines | 4 | 0.00 | -92.17 |
| 101 | Leather Footwear | 4 | 0.00 | 311.35 |
| 102 | Handbags, Wallets & Travel Goods | 4 | 0.00 | 36.47 |
| 103 | Transister & Semiconductor Devices | 4 | 0.00 | -96.80 |
| 104 | Plastic Household Articles | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 105 | Wire of Iron & Nonalloy Steel | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 106 | Engine Parts | 3 | 0.00 | 15.32 |
| 107 | Non Crude Oil | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 108 | Articles of Vulcanized Rubber | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Melons & Papayas | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 110 | Nuts | 3 | 0.00 | -95.54 |
| 111 | Specialized Electrical Machinery & Parts | 3 | 0.00 | -99.55 |
| 112 | Hydrometers & Thermometers | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 113 | Iron & Steel < 600Mm Wide | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Pictures & Photos | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 115 | Imitation Jewelry | 2 | 0.00 | -97.42 |
| 116 | Electric Generating Sets & Rotary Converters | 2 | 0.00 | 256.62 |
| 117 | Vegetable Saps & Extracts | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 118 | Monument Stone Articles | 2 | 0.00 | -67.92 |
| 119 | Primary Cells & Batteries | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 120 | Organic Surface-Active Agents | 2 | 0.00 | -81.88 |
| 121 | Plastic & Rubber Footwear | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 122 | Physical Exercise Equipment | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 123 | Beauty & Make-up Perparations | 2 | 0.00 | -68.23 |
| 124 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Suits | 2 | 0.00 | -52.34 |
| 125 | Wood, Continuously Shaped (Tongued or Grooved | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 126 | Original Sculptures & Statues | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 127 | Plants For Pharmacy | 1 | 0.00 | -96.43 |
| 128 | Transmission Belts of Vulcanized Rubber | 1 | 0.00 | 47.83 |
| 129 | Pebbles | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 130 | Cut Flowers & Buds | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 131 | Knitted Mens & Boys Shirts | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 132 | Hardware For Furniture, Doors & Windows | 1 | 0.00 | -88.91 |
| 133 | Tools For Working in the Hand | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 134 | Measuring or Checking Instruments | 1 | 0.00 | -46.96 |
| 135 | Machinery Parts | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 136 | Knitted Pantyhose | 1 | 0.00 | -55.90 |
| 137 | Fresh Fruit | 1 | 0.00 | -68.55 |
| 138 | Instruments for Measure & Check Flow | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 139 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Overcoats | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 140 | Automatic Regulating & Control Instruments | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 141 | Oscilloscopes & Electrical Measuring Instruments | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 142 | Hair Preparations | 1 | 0.00 | -85.41 |
| 143 | Precious & Semiprecious Stones | 1 | 0.00 | -95.91 |
| 144 | Bandages | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 145 | Sanitary Ware & Parts | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 146 | Alcoholic Beverages | 1 | 0.00 | -98.38 |
| 147 | Bulbs | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 148 | Glass Mirrors | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 149 | Wood Marquetry | 1 | 0.00 | -96.87 |
| 150 | Phenols | 1 | 0.00 | -99.34 |
| 151 | Mattress Supports | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 152 | Glass Containers For Packing | 1 | 0.00 | -95.56 |
| 153 | Plastic Containers | 1 | 0.00 | -96.99 |
| 154 | Misc Headgear | 1 | 0.00 | -69.72 |
| 155 | Turntables & Cassette Players | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 156 | Knitted Made-Up Clothing Accessories | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 157 | Microphones | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 158 | Compasses & Navigation Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 159 | Typewriter Ribbons | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 160 | Articles of Copper | 0 | 0.00 | -25.38 |
| 161 | Cabbages | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 162 | Electric Storage Batteries | 0 | 0.00 | -99.66 |
| 163 | Knitted T-Shirts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 164 | Pepper | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 165 | Misc Animal Products | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 166 | Leather Apparel & Accessories | 0 | 0.00 | -70.60 |
| 167 | Printed Paper, In Rolls or Sheets | 0 | 0.00 | -99.51 |
| 168 | Puzzles, Models & Toys | 0 | 0.00 | -74.13 |
| 169 | Millstones For Grinding | 0 | 0.00 | -76.88 |
| 170 | Carrots | 0 | 0.00 | -81.58 |
| 171 | Electric Capacitors | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 172 | Articles of Natural & Cultured Pearls | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 173 | Knit &Lace Hats | 0 | 0.00 | -87.43 |
| 174 | Notebooks & Business Forms | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 175 | Ginger, Thyme & Spices | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 176 | Electric Ignition Equipment | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 177 | Transmission Shafts, Bearings & Parts | 0 | 0.00 | -91.02 |
| 178 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Suits | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 179 | Books | 0 | 0.00 | -78.07 |
| 180 | New Pneumatic Tires | 0 | 0.00 | -99.48 |
| 181 | Shawls & Scarves | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 182 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Shirts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 183 | Fresh Vegetables | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 184 | Switching Equipment, > 1000 V | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 185 | Orthopedic Appliances | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 186 | Human Blood | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 187 | Paper Labels | 0 | 0.00 | -99.94 |
| 188 | TV Receivers | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 189 | Ceramic Tableware of Porcelain & China | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 190 | Knitted Womens & Girls Slips | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 191 | Air & Vacuum Pumps | 0 | 0.00 | -99.20 |
| 192 | Art Paper | 0 | 0.00 | -99.45 |
| 193 | Stoppers & Caps | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 194 | Bells & Ornaments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 195 | Retread & Used Tires | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 196 | Survey Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 197 | Coconuts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 198 | Felt | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 199 | Soft Drinks | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |