Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20250.6%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q414,078K
Annual GDP [+]2025€512,813Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$579,470Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€55,710chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$63,005chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€129,477M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024394,792chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024423,300chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202479.90%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€42,925chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$46,025chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,106chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,329chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.70%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024272,668.3chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024293,571.3chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202223,716.1chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202224,897.8chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.96%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202443,496.4chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202447,079.6chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.19%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,940.1chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,347.1chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.85%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202455.20%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€29,647chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$31,920chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,620chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,775chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,749chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,140chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€538chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$572chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/22/2025Aa1
S&P Rating [+]08/23/2024AA+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/15/2020AA+B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201921ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202423.1chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024112º
Innovation Ranking [+]202417ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20265.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q45.7%
Unemployed [+]2025Q4270K
$69.02023NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$66,782
Average Wage [+]2024€61,699
Human Capital Ranking [+]201710ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20260.8714
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20263.30%
Risk Premium [+]03/13/202633
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20260.30%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.8%
HICP [+]December 20253.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-3.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202027ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20262.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024490,026chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202226.88chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023114,191
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021636.14chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202443.7%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202226,215,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€196,647.9Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$222,208.2Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202538.35%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€202,253.5Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$228,542.4Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202539.44%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-5,605.8Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-6,334.2Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-1.09%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20260.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201513º
Density [+]2024110chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,933.8chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.46%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.73%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.40‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,083.3chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.60‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.31chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20245.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.3%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,197,213chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,738,183chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020600,740chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.926chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202449ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.10chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20241,365chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202414.84chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202380chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.88chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.65chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20249chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202135.2chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202461,596chart5,5292024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202471,525chart7,2692024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/202622,534chart1,97402/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20266,083,769chart125,32002/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/30/20236,683,263chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20262,450.09chart67.7802/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/30/202320,468,732chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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