Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%
Unemployed [+]2015Q217K
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$69.02023NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023657chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026593chart1,97401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026109,141chart125,32001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,100.33chart67.7801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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