Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart1.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,654K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€1,659,335M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$1,833,822M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€60,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$65,5292024GDP per capita [+]
€401,520M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart841,5352024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart910,5872024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart50.72%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€30,7132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$33,2332024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-37,3302024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-40,3932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-2.25%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart646,226.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart699,253.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart82,829.62022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart85,543.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart12.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart126,435.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart136,006.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart21.01%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart31,258.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart34,545.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart4.96%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart38.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€23,5852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$25,5202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€3,1472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$3,3172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€4,6482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$5,1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€1,1412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$1,2342024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa10/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-AAA06/06/2021S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BAAA05/21/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart752023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart16º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart19.62024Fragile States Index [+]
65º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart23º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.1%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
3.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
575K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$2,497.82025NMW [+]
€2,407.82025NMW [+]
$63,8642017Average Wage [+]
€61,9312024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart20º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.629303/13/2026Euro / Australian dollars [+]
1.415803/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
5.00%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
20103/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
-1.12%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.6%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.85%02/04/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart14º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart753,256December 2021Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart40.73December 2021Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
98,6322017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart738.342020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart29.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
47.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart9,465,9002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€343,362.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$371,278.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart21.32%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€265,797.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$287,406.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart16.50%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€77,565.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$83,126.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart4.82%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.9%June 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
17º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart19º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart1,940.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart29.99%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart2.34%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart10.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart16,887.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart6.90‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart13.4%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart27,400,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart7,685,8602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart598,7652020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.9462022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart24º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart83.052023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart3,2142023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart12.102023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart2262023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart0.852023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart14.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart2702024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart2,446.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,529chart256,9302024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20247,269chart270,1092024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,974chart25,23602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026125,320chart11,861,16102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart21,648,82403/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202667.78chart921.0202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart69,686,75012/31/2023Doses 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