Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.9%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,987Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$25,955Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,699chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$8,330chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,984chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202412,967chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.96%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,896chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,215chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-885chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-958chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.69%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,954.4chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,525.0chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023545.3chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023587.4chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20258.71%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022316.7chart283.12022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023354.7chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.46%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,218.9chart425.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,318.4chart455.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202319.96%chart5.63%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202428.99%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,261chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,446chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€180chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$194chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€110chart€102022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$120chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€402chart€152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$435chart$162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/26/2025Ba3
S&P Rating [+]08/25/2023BB-B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]10/15/2020B+B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202347chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201969ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.1chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202438º
Innovation Ranking [+]202463ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q46.7%
Unemployed [+]2022Q4115K
NMW [+]2024$185.3chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€167.5
Human Capital Ranking [+]201749ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Dram [+]12/05/2025444.4500
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/2025381.5000
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/04/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202047ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019970chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.41chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.7%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200620.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202023.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,666,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,782.5Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,415.2Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.80%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€11,382.6Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$12,308.0Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.90%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,600.1Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,892.8Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-16.10%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201543º
Density [+]2024103chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202477ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,539.0chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.42%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202032.34%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.10‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017292.2chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.40‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.90chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202323.7%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20243,076,252chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020190,349chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020958,190chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.786chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202464ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.47chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015162chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.39chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202365chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.21chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.63chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
612024Annual crude oil production [+]
200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20237,012chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,648chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20258,785chart1,97411/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/2025454,857chart125,31711/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/01/20231,030,758chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20252,855.75chart67.7811/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/01/20232,256,919chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Yaoundé
  • Population: 29,124,000
  • Surface Area: 475,440 km2
  • Currency: Central African CFA francs
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, ECCAS, IMF, UN, AU