Summary
- Largest supplier: Cameroon
- 23.6%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 1,214
- Products with a supplier above 50%
- 61
- Products with a supplier above 75%
- 24
Concentration index (HHI): 1,214 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 8 suppliers of the same size
Trend
Trend in shares
France went from 40.7% to 7.8% of what the Central African Republic buys
Share (%)
- Cameroon 23.6%
- China 22.2%
- France 7.8%
- United States 5.5%
- Japan 4.3%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest supplier | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | France | 40.7% |
| 1996 | France | 43.9% |
| 1997 | France | 43.6% |
| 1998 | France | 40.1% |
| 1999 | France | 39% |
| 2000 | France | 42.5% |
| 2001 | France | 34.9% |
| 2002 | France | 34.7% |
| 2003 | France | 35.4% |
| 2004 | France | 25.3% |
| 2005 | France | 18.4% |
| 2006 | France | 18.4% |
| 2007 | France | 20.8% |
| 2008 | South Korea | 22.9% |
| 2009 | United States | 18.1% |
| 2010 | Netherlands | 27.8% |
| 2011 | Netherlands | 17% |
| 2012 | Netherlands | 24.2% |
| 2013 | South Korea | 22.3% |
| 2014 | France | 16% |
| 2015 | France | 16% |
| 2016 | France | 17.5% |
| 2017 | France | 19.9% |
| 2018 | France | 13% |
| 2019 | United States | 20.5% |
| 2020 | Cameroon | 20.5% |
| 2021 | Cameroon | 24.8% |
| 2022 | Cameroon | 28.3% |
| 2023 | China | 15.3% |
| 2024 | Cameroon | 23.6% |
Its suppliers
Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.
Products with a dominant supplier
Of the 114 products the Central African Republic buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refined petroleum | Cameroon | 51.2% | China · 38.9% | $204 million |
| Fresh milk and cream | Cameroon | 98.6%over 75% | Poland · 0.96% | $41 million |
| Low-voltage switches and connectors | France | 88%over 75% | China · 5.8% | $30 million |
| Cars | Japan | 54.5% | Mali · 12.9% | $26 million |
| Auto parts | Japan | 62.3% | China · 13.3% | $23 million |
| Bulldozers and excavators | China | 80.4%over 75% | Cambodia · 9.3% | $18 million |
| Other processed tobacco | Morocco | 90.1%over 75% | United Arab Emirates · 9.3% | $13 million |
| Natural gas and LPG | United States | 98.5%over 75% | United Arab Emirates · 0.78% | $10 million |
| Rice | United States | 63.1% | Cameroon · 11.9% | $10 million |
| Soybean meal and pellets | United States | 99.9%over 75% | Cameroon · 0.11% | $9 million |
| Revolvers and pistols | Egypt | 99.9%over 75% | United States · 0.06% | $9 million |
| Armored vehicles | China | 52% | Bangladesh · 43% | $9 million |
| Soups and broths | Cameroon | 61.9% | France · 30.4% | $7 million |
| Cigarettes and cigars | Uganda | 83.3%over 75% | United Arab Emirates · 10.3% | $6 million |
| Cement | Cameroon | 73.1% | Republic of the Congo · 26% | $6 million |
| Dried legumes (beans, lentils, peas) | United States | 53.2% | Cameroon · 20.9% | $5 million |
| Wheat flour | Cameroon | 84.9%over 75% | Turkey · 10.9% | $5 million |
| Video recorders and players | United States | 54.3% | Portugal · 30.5% | $5 million |
| Batteries | China | 70.2% | Italy · 6% | $5 million |
| Malt | France | 81.1%over 75% | Turkey · 7.1% | $5 million |
| Cane and beet sugar | Brazil | 78.5%over 75% | Cameroon · 7.6% | $4 million |
| Transformers and power supplies | China | 60.4% | Germany · 12.3% | $4 million |
| Steel structures | China | 64.8% | United Arab Emirates · 9.4% | $4 million |
| Cyanides | China | 62.4% | Brazil · 19.3% | $3 million |
| Refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps | Denmark | 60.7% | China · 12% | $3 million |
and 36 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Selling: who it relies on
- Largest customer: Pakistan
- 25.6%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 1,331
Concentration index (HHI): 1,331 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 8 customers of the same size
Trend in shares
Pakistan went from 0% to 25.6% of what the Central African Republic sells
Share (%)
- Pakistan 25.6%
- Tunisia 16.4%
- China 13.5%
- Sri Lanka 11.4%
- Egypt 4.8%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest customer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Belgium | 57.6% |
| 1996 | Belgium | 61.1% |
| 1997 | Belgium | 56.1% |
| 1998 | Belgium | 60% |
| 1999 | Belgium | 64.3% |
| 2000 | Belgium | 68.3% |
| 2001 | Belgium | 60.1% |
| 2002 | Belgium | 67.3% |
| 2003 | Belgium | 47.5% |
| 2004 | Belgium | 28.6% |
| 2005 | Belgium | 34.4% |
| 2006 | Belgium | 23.8% |
| 2007 | Belgium | 25.2% |
| 2008 | China | 14.7% |
| 2009 | Belgium | 31.9% |
| 2010 | Belgium | 22.5% |
| 2011 | Belgium | 22.3% |
| 2012 | Belgium | 26% |
| 2013 | Belgium | 26% |
| 2014 | China | 35.2% |
| 2015 | France | 42.3% |
| 2016 | France | 20.6% |
| 2017 | France | 34.4% |
| 2018 | China | 36.8% |
| 2019 | Senegal | 45.3% |
| 2020 | China | 34.4% |
| 2021 | United Arab Emirates | 32.5% |
| 2022 | United Arab Emirates | 38.5% |
| 2023 | United Arab Emirates | 53.2% |
| 2024 | Pakistan | 25.6% |
15 of the 16 products the Central African Republic sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what the Central African Republic sells of that product; in 11, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 64.2% of what the Central African Republic sells.
| Product | Customer | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft parts | Pakistan | 60.7% | Tunisia · 39.2% | $102 million |
| Logs | China | 70.3% | Turkey · 11.9% | $38 million |
| Metal ornaments and frames | Sri Lanka | 74% | United States · 22.5% | $21 million |
| Diamonds | Belgium | 58.1% | India · 40.5% | $16 million |
| Airplanes and helicopters | Sri Lanka | 100%over 75% | — | $13 million |
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | Portugal | 97.7%over 75% | United States · 0.91% | $7 million |
| Gold | United Arab Emirates | 96.2%over 75% | United States · 3.8% | $6 million |
| Armored vehicles | Mauritania | 100%over 75% | — | $5 million |
| Trucks | Egypt | 99.9%over 75% | Cameroon · 0.11% | $4 million |
| Parts for broadcast equipment | China | 99%over 75% | France · 0.97% | $3 million |
| Technical ceramics | Poland | 100%over 75% | — | $2 million |
| Cars | Egypt | 93%over 75% | United States · 4% | $2 million |
| Special-purpose vehicles | Egypt | 85.9%over 75% | Germany · 14.1% | $2 million |
| Auto parts | Egypt | 93.9%over 75% | Brazil · 4.4% | $1 million |
| Generating sets | Egypt | 100%over 75% | Lebanon · 0.02% | $1 million |
Concentration compared
The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).
| Rank | Country | HHI |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,250 |
| 112 | Gibraltar | 1,239 |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 1,214 |
| 114 | Uruguay | 1,206 |
| 115 | San Marino | 1,203 |
| 116 | Chile | 1,181 |
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.