• Capital: Yaoundé
  • Population: 28,372,687
  • Surface Area: 475,440 km2
  • Currency: Central African CFA francs
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, ECCAS, IMF, UN, AU

Cameroon, is a country located at Middle Africa, it has an area of 475,440 Km2.

Cameroon, with a population of 28,372,687 people, it is ranked at 52º position by population of 196 countries and it has a moderate population density, 60 people per km2.

It's capital is Yaoundé and its currency is Central African CFA francs

Cameroon is holding the 94 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 19,663 millions of euros (21,268 millions of dollars), ( 43.15% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €693 euros per inhabitant$750 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Cameroon, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.587 points in 2022, leaving it in 151th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Cameroon are business, you must know it's in the 167th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Cameroon, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Yaoundé: Monthly Temp.
Yaoundé: Monthly Rainfall
Cameroon Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€45,566M
Annual GDP [+]2023$49,279M
GDP per capita [+]2023€1,606
GDP per capita [+]2023$1,737
Debt (M.€.) [+]202319,663
Debt ($M) [+]202321,268
Debt (%GDP) [+]202343.15%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€693
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$750
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-289
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-312
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-0.63%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,793.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,429.2
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,104.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,161.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202313.08%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022283.1
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022298.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20223.94%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023425.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023459.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.63%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202317.10%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€275
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$297
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€40
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$42
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€10
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$11
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€15
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$16
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020B
Corruption Index [+]202327
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123º
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201514.89
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6M
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1M
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4M
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5M
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7M
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202360
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0
% Immigrant [+]20202.18%
% Emigrant [+]20201.66%
Birth Rate [+]202234.35‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6
Crude death rate [+]20228.23‰
Fertility Rate [+]20224.38
% risk of poverty [+]201437.5%
Population [+]202328,372,687
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015
HDI [+]20220.587
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497º
Life expectancy [+]202260.96
Suicides [+]20152,787
Suicide rate [+]201511.96
Number of homicides [+]20201,202
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20204.59
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161
Generation GWh [+]20238,339
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20241,974
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024125,246
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/202469.57
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572