Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.0%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€42,602Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$46,300Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,479chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,674chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,033chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,938chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202425.90%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€649chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$702chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,139chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,233chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.67%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,351.4chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,954.6chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023855.0chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023923.2chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.55%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023494.6chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023536.7chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.65%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024647.8chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024704.1chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.79%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202417.26%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€432chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$468chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€50chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$54chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€28chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$31chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€38chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$41chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/28/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/31/2011BB-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202322chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019106ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202478.6chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024103ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$0.1chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€0.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201792ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Riels [+]02/17/20264,797.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/17/20264,023.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/02/20250%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20261.3%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020144ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2017819chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20170.39chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202313.0%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201010.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20235,453,231chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€21,705.2Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$23,469.8Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.36%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,552.6Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,386.1Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202357.52%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-847.4Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-916.3Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-2.16%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201580º
Density [+]202394chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202471ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017386.3chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.49%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.76%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.75‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017333.8chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.39‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.58chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201217.7%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202317,012,000chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202079,341chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,104,819chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.600chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024102ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202370.67chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,857chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.32chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2011268chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20111.82chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.03chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
612024Annual crude oil production [+]
200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202316,998chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202313,784chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20263,056chart1,97401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026139,326chart125,32001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/202314,693,274chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026179.64chart67.7801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202347,826,644chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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