Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart-1.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
3,166K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€588,911M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$633,267M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€12,4982024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$13,5232024GDP per capita [+]
€144,174M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart498,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart539,4372024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart84.65%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€10,9472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$11,8462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart2,6962024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart2,9182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart0.46%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart182,675.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart197,664.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart30,017.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart32,324.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart13.22%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart37,655.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart39,959.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart16.35%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart3,641.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart3,915.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart1.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart31.02%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€4,0112024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$4,3412024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€6432023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$6962023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€8272023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$8772023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$842024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa107/17/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-CCC+12/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BC03/24/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart372023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart83º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart44.22024Fragile States Index [+]
34º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart76º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
8.5%September 2016Unemployment Rate [+]
6.9%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
994K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$337.12023NMW [+]
€310.82023NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart52º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,700.426912/18/2025Euro / Argentinian pesos [+]
1,453.166712/18/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-15.09%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
33.1%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
29.00%01/31/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart126º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart400,592February 2020Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart11.77February 2020Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
610,7252023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart310.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart27.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart3,890,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€61,766.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$66,788.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart10.30%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€68,171.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$73,713.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart11.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-6,404.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-6,928.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-1.07%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
31º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart162023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart47º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart688.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart5.05%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart2.38%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart11.06‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart3,960.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart7.67‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart38.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart45,538,4012023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart2,281,7282020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,076,1482020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.8492022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart32º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart77.402023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart3,2212022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart7.102022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart2,0462023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart4.492023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart3.932023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart7012024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart2,482.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,529chart123,1672024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20247,269chart147,4652024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,974chart130,83702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026125,320chart10,118,85502/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart34,900,61201/27/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202667.78chart2,873.1102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart116,978,52001/27/2024Doses 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