State Capacity Index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: State Capacity Index was -1.54 in 2015. ▬ Flat
State Capacity Index in Central African Republic, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded -1.54 for state capacity index in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Central African Republic peaked at -0.6919 in 1999 and was at its lowest, -1.54, in 2015.
That places Central African Republic 165th out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
State Capacity Index in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.23 | — |
| 1961 | -1.23 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | -1.23 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | -1.22 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | -1.13 | -7.1% |
| 1965 | -1.12 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | -1.28 | +14.3% |
| 1967 | -1.24 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | -1.23 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | -1.22 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | -1.21 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | -1.2 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | -1.15 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | -1.22 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | -1.22 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | -1.19 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | -1.18 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | -1.15 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | -1.12 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | -1.01 | -9.3% |
| 1980 | -0.9556 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | -0.939 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | -0.8644 | -7.9% |
| 1983 | -0.8578 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | -0.9567 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | -0.9785 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | -0.928 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | -0.9121 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | -0.8532 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | -0.9256 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | -0.9344 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | -0.9506 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | -0.9169 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | -1.01 | +9.7% |
| 1994 | -1.04 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | -1.1 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | -1.08 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | -0.8018 | -25.9% |
| 1998 | -0.7495 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | -0.6919 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | -0.9857 | +42.5% |
| 2001 | -0.9767 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | -1.03 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | -1.05 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | -1.14 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | -1.26 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | -1.45 | +15.4% |
| 2007 | -1.4 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | -1.34 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | -1.24 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | -1.16 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | -1.07 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | -1.33 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | -1.4 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | -1.43 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | -1.54 | +7.8% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's -1.54 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.5349, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's -1.54 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 16.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -42.5% | -0.6919 | -0.9857 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.21 | -1.28 | -1.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.16 | -1.22 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9171 | -0.9785 | -0.8532 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9277 | -1.1 | -0.6919 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.19 | -1.45 | -0.9767 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.32 | -1.54 | -1.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Central African Republic?
- State capacity index in Central African Republic was -1.54 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6919 in 1999.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.54 in 2015.
- How does Central African Republic rank for state capacity index?
- Central African Republic ranks 165th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.