10 Most Expensive Countries in Africa

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5. Central African Republic

Real GDP / GDP by PPP ratio: 0.50

5 year GDP growth rate: 19.7%

One of the reasons why Central African Republic is expensive is the cost of transport of goods to the country, because of the nation being landlocked resulting in higher transit times. In fact, for Central African Republic, the costs can be sometimes twice as high as for Eastern nations.

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