Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-1.0%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€68,386Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$74,068Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,255chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,359chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202028,016chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202031,975chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202048.72%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2020€522chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2020$595chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2020-3,775chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2020-4,309chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2020-6.57%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202012,196.7chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202013,919.9chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20191,474.8chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20191,501.1chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20199.74%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023326.4chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023337.9chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.34%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,646.5chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,032.6chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202429.10%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202321.18%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2020€227chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2020$259chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019€28chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019$31chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€6chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$6chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€85chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$92chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202320chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2016131ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024100.0chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024125ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2020Q11.6%
Unemployed [+]2020Q1353K
NMW [+]2024$59.4chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€53.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201789ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kyat [+]01/22/20262,454.5900
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20262,100.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/2026-0.18%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/02/20249.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020165ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20197,167chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.41chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022233,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€13,643.8Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$14,753.0Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.09%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€15,204.4Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$16,440.5Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202324.62%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,560.6Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,972.0Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-2.53%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202481chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024148ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017723.5chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.14%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.91%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.70‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017419.9chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.15‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.12chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201724.8%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202454,500,091chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202076,446chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,711,751chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.608chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023123ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.89chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,323chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20154.48chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,394chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.58chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.59chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20246chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021139.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202323,625chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202325,680chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202519,494chart1,97412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025643,401chart125,32012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/21/202335,937,796chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025357.69chart67.7812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/21/202393,477,100chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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