Bangui

Bangui, Central African Republic, scores 39 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #289 of 309 destinations. 21 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 60% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 39
• OECD: 39
• UN Tourism: 53
• UNDRR: 26

Strongest

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 247.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (ICASEES-RCA (Institut Centrafricain des Statistiques et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales), Annuaire Statistique - 24. Tourisme, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 15 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) - Central African Republic 2024 Annual Research: Key Highlights, 2023). At or below 15: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4.
• Government effectiveness: 3.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (UN Tourism / Ministry of Tourism Development and Handicrafts (CAR), 2024–2025). Grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 75

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
• Largest foreign market: 15 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) - Central African Republic 2024 Annual Research: Key Highlights, 2023). At or below 15: grade 4/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 247.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (ICASEES-RCA (Institut Centrafricain des Statistiques et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales), Annuaire Statistique - 24. Tourisme, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 2.3 nights per visitor (country figure) (ICASEES-RCA (Institut Centrafricain des Statistiques et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales), Annuaire Statistique - 24. Tourisme, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 59.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (ICASEES-RCA (Institut Centrafricain des Statistiques et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales), Annuaire Statistique - 24. Tourisme, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 38

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 6.3 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 1,314 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 15

• Extreme heat days: 44.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 350.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 7.8 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4. Source

Water and environment: 63

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 0.6 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Water / WHO / UN-Habitat, Progress on the proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated (SDG 6.3.1), 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 240.9 kg per resident per year (country figure) (World Bank, What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050, 2016). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 20.9 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Global Forest Watch / World Resources Institute, Bangui Deforestation Rates & Statistics, 2020). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source

Community and housing

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: not measured yet
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 8

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Logistics Cluster (WFP) / Central African Republic Logistics Capacity Assessment, 2024). Between 1 and 2: grade 1/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: No public multi-hazard warning or emergency plan found (World Bank / Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), 2024–2025). Grade 0/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (UN Tourism / Ministry of Tourism Development and Handicrafts (CAR), 2024–2025). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 3.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Ministère des Finances et du Budget de la République Centrafricaine - Loi de finances, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source

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